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Ellerby Area Hoard
The Ellerby Area Hoard
Material	gold ceramic
Size	266 gold coins
Created	circa 1727 (deposited)
Period/culture	Georgian
Discovered	2020 Ellerby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Present location	Distributed within private collections
Identification	YORYM-18E848

The Ellerby Area Hoard or Ellerby Hoard is a hoard of 266 17th-18th century gold coins found in an manganese-mottled salt-glazed stoneware vessel in a house in Ellerby, East Riding of Yorkshire in 2019.

Discovery and contents

The hoard was discovered during renovations of an 18th century property beneath the kitchen floor. The 266 gold coins were found packed within a stoneware vessel tax-stamped to the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714). The vessel was nearly complete, manganese-mottled salt-glazed and decorated with ridged geometric markings. There are coins of several different monarchs represented within the hoard: James VI and I (1603–1625, 34 coins), Charles I (1625–1649, 42 coins), Charles II (1660–1685, 25 coins), James II (1685–1688, 14 coins), William and Mary (1688–1694, 10 coins), William III (1695–1702, 25 coins), Anne (1702–1714, 31 coins), George I (1714–1727, 84 coins), and Joao V of Portugal (1706–1750, 1 coin). The latest coin in the hoard is a guinea of George I dating to 1727. The coins would be worth approximately £100,000 in modern monetary values.

Sale

The hoard met the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 and was declared Treasure but subsequently disclaimed. The hoard was arranged for sale by Spink & Son at 16:00 on 7 October 2022. The hoard was sold to private collectors for a total hammer price of £628,000 with a final purchase price including fees of £754,000.

References

1. ^ "COIN HOARD (YORYM-18E84)". Portable Antiquities Scheme. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
2. ^ "Ellerby Hoard: The incredible story of the once in a generation historic find beneath a Yorkshire kitchen floor". Yorkshire Post. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
3. ^ "Ellerby: Gold coins found hidden under kitchen floor sell for £754,000". BBC News. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
4. A Remarkable Hoard of English Gold Coins (1610-1727). Spink & Son. 2022.

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