The
American Numismatic Society has a wonderful resource on
Coin Hoards of the
Roman Republic. Not specifically about
maps, there is, however a great map of the known
hoards:
http://numismatics.org/chrr/mapsThere is much more information one can glean from this site than just a map of where
hoards were found and often documented. One
hoard of interest is the one in the
north of
England at a time before the
Romans were a major force in
Britain. This particular
hoard had three coins (does three coins actually indicate a real
hoard?), nevertheless it is interesting. This one is in Weston and consists of three
denarius dated between 63 and 31 BC. How did they get there? Who owned them? All interesting questions for me.
I enjoy
maps and playing with sites like this, but I always wonder how collectors use these
types of data. I understand researchers, but, as a collector, beyond being interesting, who uses these sites and how? I would be interested in learning about their usefulness.
Cheers,
Virgil