Richard Anthony Abdy graduated from the University of Glasgow and now curates the later Roman and early Byzantine coins at the British Museum. His duties include participating in the recording and publishing of Romano-British coin hoards as part of the treasure process. This enables museums to judge whether they are worth acquiring or at least saves the information for posterity before their dispersal.

• List of illustrations Preface Glossary Roman Coin Hoards from Britain: an overview Early Roman Hoards in Britain The age of silver: denarius-based coinage in Britain during the second and third centuries The age of debased silver and extreme hoarding in Roman Britain Hoards of the later fourth and fifth centuries: the end of Roman Britain and beyond Museums Further reading Index

Richard Anthony Abdy graduated from the University of Glasgow and now curates the later Roman and early Byzantine coins at the British Museum. His duties include participating in the recording and publishing of Romano-British coin hoards as part of the treasure process. This enables museums to judge whether they are worth acquiring or at least saves the information for posterity before their dispersal.

• List of illustrations Preface Glossary Roman Coin Hoards from Britain: an overview Early Roman Hoards in Britain The age of silver: denarius-based coinage in Britain during the second and third centuries The age of debased silver and extreme hoarding in Roman Britain Hoards of the later fourth and fifth centuries: the end of Roman Britain and beyond Museums Further reading Index

Richard Anthony Abdy graduated from the University of Glasgow and now curates the later Roman and early Byzantine coins at the British Museum. His duties include participating in the recording and publishing of Romano-British coin hoards as part of the treasure process. This enables museums to judge whether they are worth acquiring or at least saves the information for posterity before their dispersal.

• List of illustrations Preface Glossary Roman Coin Hoards from Britain: an overview Early Roman Hoards in Britain The age of silver: denarius-based coinage in Britain during the second and third centuries The age of debased silver and extreme hoarding in Roman Britain Hoards of the later fourth and fifth centuries: the end of Roman Britain and beyond Museums Further reading Index