Ellerby Area Hoard
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{{infobox artefact
|name = Ellerby Area Hoard
|image =EllerbyHoard.jpg
|image_caption =The Ellerby Area Hoard
|material = gold
ceramic
|size = 266 gold coins
|writing =
|created = circa 1727 (deposited)
|period = Georgian
|discovered_date = 2020
|discovered_place = Ellerby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
|location = Distributed within private collections
|id = [https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/963383 YORYM-18E848]
}}
The Ellerby Area Hoard or Ellerby Hoard is a hoard of 266 17th-18th century gold coins found in a manganese-mottled salt-glazed stoneware vessel in a house in Ellerby, East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019.{{cite web |url=https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/963383 |title=COIN HOARD (YORYM-18E84) |publisher=Portable Antiquities Scheme |accessdate=17 November 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/ellerby-hoard-the-incredible-story-of-the-once-in-a-generation-historic-find-beneath-a-yorkshire-kitchen-floor-3836307 |title=Ellerby Hoard: The incredible story of the once in a generation historic find beneath a Yorkshire kitchen floor |date=10 September 2022 |work=Yorkshire Post |accessdate=17 November 2022}}
Discovery and contents
The hoard was discovered during renovations of an 18th century property beneath the kitchen floor. The 266 gold coins were found packed within a stoneware vessel tax-stamped to the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714). The vessel was nearly complete, manganese-mottled salt-glazed and decorated with ridged geometric markings. There are coins of several different monarchs represented within the hoard: James VI and I (1603–1625, 34 coins), Charles I (1625–1649, 42 coins), Charles II (1660–1685, 25 coins), James II (1685–1688, 14 coins), William and Mary (1688–1694, 10 coins), William III (1695–1702, 25 coins), Anne (1702–1714, 31 coins), George I (1714–1727, 84 coins), and Joao V of Portugal (1706–1750, 1 coin). The latest coin in the hoard is a guinea of George I dating to 1727. The coins would be worth approximately £100,000 in modern monetary values.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-63179607 |title=Ellerby: Gold coins found hidden under kitchen floor sell for £754,000 |work=BBC News |date=7 October 2022 |accessdate=17 November 2022}}
Sale
The hoard met the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 and was declared Treasure but subsequently disclaimed. The hoard was arranged for sale by Spink & Son at 16:00 on 7 October 2022.{{cite book |title=A Remarkable Hoard of English Gold Coins (1610-1727) |publisher=Spink & Son |date=2022}} The hoard was sold to private collectors for a total hammer price of £628,000 with a final purchase price including fees of £754,000.