King Alfred’s Coins: The inside story of the Watlington Hoard

When:
September 23, 2017 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
2017-09-23T13:30:00+01:00
2017-09-23T14:30:00+01:00
Where:
Watlington Town Hall
Market Place
High Street, Watlington OX49 5PY
United Kingdom
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Sue Wright

Dr John Naylor, from the Asmolean Museum, is the National Finds Advisor for Post Roman Coinage: together with James Mather, metal detectorist and the finder of the Watlington Hoard, they will be offering this lecture to accompany the Watlington Hoard Roadshow.

Not only is this a great opportunty to hear the inside story of the hoard but also to see selected items from the Watlington hoard presented by the curators from the Ashmolean Museum. The hoard will be on display for two hours only in Watlington Library, on 23 September, 2pm-4pm. The presentation of the hoard and the lecture are all part of the hoard roadshow event, so accompanied by drop in family friendly activities as well.

( Please note – we anticipate high demand for tickets, so release of tickets will be phased to time with publicity, a further 20 tickets will be released on 1 September and a further 15 on the 8 September, making a total of 65 tickets. )