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Leicester PhD Researcher Wins Prestigious Archaeological Award

by Brett Dodgson — posted on Apr 15, 2011 03:55 PM — last modified Apr 15, 2011 03:56 PM

Magazine award for PhD researcher’s work uncovering hoard of Roman coins.

Congratulations to Anna Booth, currently studying for a PhD in our School of Archaeology and Ancient History, who has received a prestigious Golden Trowel award from Current Archaeology magazine.

In April 2010 she was contacted by a metal detectorist who had uncovered some Roman coins in a field just outside Frome*, near Bath, and suspected there might be more.

A bit of careful digging revealed a Roman storage pot, absolutely packed with coins, which were carefully removed and catalogued – all 52,503 of them!