Ham Green Hoard
{{short description|17th century coin hoard in Britain}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{infobox artefact
| name = Ham Green Hoard
| image = Ham Green Hoard.webp
| image_caption = Coins and the vase from the Ham Green Hoard
| coordinates = {{coord|52.525|1.620|display=inline,title}}
| created = probably between 1661–62
| period = English Civil War
| discovered_date = 1981
| discovered_place = Ham Green, Worcestershire
| location = The Commandery, Worcester
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The Ham Green Hoard is a hoard of silver coins dating from between 1554 and 1661–62. It is in the collection of the Museums Worcestershire and is on display at The Commandery.{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Deborah |date=17 March 2017 |title=The Ham Green Coin Hoard |url=https://researchworcestershire.wordpress.com/2017/03/17/the-ham-green-coin-hoard/ |access-date=31 July 2020 |publisher=Museums Worcestershire}}
Discovery
The hoard was discovered in 1981 beneath the pantry floor of a cottage in Ham Green, Worcestershire, and the Ham Green Hoard was declared Treasure and acquired by the Worcestershire County Museum Service.
Contents
The hoard contains 86 silver coins (mostly shillings and sixpences) and were found in a salt glazed stoneware bottle which was intentionally broken to allow larger coins to pass through.
The oldest coins date to the reign of Mary I in 1554, while the most recent coins date to the earliest part of the reign of Charles II, with several of the coins being forgeries from the 1660s.