Weston-sub-Edge hoard
The Weston-sub-edge hoard is a Civil War coin hoard comprising 309 coins and a lead pipe container from Weston-Sub-Edge in Gloucestershire, England.
Discovery
The hoard was found in 1981 in a former barn, then used as a village hall, in Weston-sub-Edge. The lead pipe was discovered approximately beneath the ground surface in a pit that had been dug for the building of a stanchion to support the roof. The hoard was located in the central position of the building, aligned with the roof structures of the original 17th-Century structure.Contents
The hoard was contained with a lead pipe which was sealed at both ends. It measured 270 mm in length with a 55 mm diameter. The pipe contained 309 coins, of which 307 were silver and 2 were gold, and a scrap of paper with writing on it. The paper read "hoard is £18", though the total face-value of the hoard from its coins was £17, 13 shillings, and sixpence.The coins within the hoard ranged from the reigns of Edward VI of England to Charles I of England and the latest coin in the hoard dates to 1643. There are 6 coins of Edward VI, 3 of Philip and Mary, 107 of Elizabeth I, 36 of James I, and 157 of Charles I.