What needs to be done with 30,000 coins can not be addressed properly until the cataloging and conservation has been completed. I personally find it absurd that one museum would want 30,000 random coins quite possibly of just a few varieties so they can pile them up in a diorama of the find. Personally, I'm rooting for the middle of the group to yield a few examples of Silbannicus and a few handsful of Jotapian and Pacatian that can be split up among several museums or even sold privately with the millions they bring being used for some purpose more significant than being piled up in some vault.
So far we have seen photos of coins which may or may not be from the
hoard. The word was the coins were fused but we see pictures of
Gordian through Valerian silver in
high grade and another shot showing muddy coins loose in a hand. Maybe we should wait and see what actually
comes out before we start fighting over the bones. If the coins are 100% fused and not conservable, maybe the best use would be as a lump display but I
hope we can learn something from all these newly found treasures other than how to fight over them.
If the coins are, in fact, what has shown in the photos, it is unlikely that the top experts on them
work for any museum other than the BM or that they are located in the UK. The coins I have seen in photos were not British (probably
Rome mint). That does not mean that they should be sent to
Italy but local museums in the UK are not expected to employ people who would be able to interpret what is found. I trust the BM will consult whoever needs to be involved even if they
work for a coin dealer or an overseas institution. I
hope we all will get to see a proper report, photos and, perhaps, even some of the coins themselves after they finish with I am sure will be proper conservation and cataloging.