| Ackworth Hoard | |
|---|---|
 The hoard shortly after discovery | |
| Created | c. 1645–1646 |
| Period/culture | English Civil War |
| Discovered | 2011 Ackworth, West Yorkshire |
| Present location | Pontefract Museum |
The Ackworth Hoard is a Post-Medieval hoard dating from the English Civil War from Ackworth, West Yorkshire. [1]
The hoard was found by Dr Owen Johnson in his garden in Ackworth in 2011. In his own words he pulled at the ceramic vessel and the coins spilled out "like coins from a slot machine." [2] The coins were reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme and subsequently declared as treasure. [1]
The hoard comprises a ceramic vessel containing a hoard of 591 coins, a gold finger ring, and a piece of leather. A smaller ceramic vessel was found nearby and might have been associated. [1] Of the 591 coins, 52 are gold and includes the earliest coin minted in 1547–1549. 523 are silver issues of English and Scottish monarchs, 4 are Irish, and 12 are from the Netherlands. [1] The group of coins has been interpreted as a single deposition made in the 17th century rather than something added to over time. The assemblage is consistent as a group of coins and other objects deposited in the mid-1640s during the English Civil War. [1] When it was deposited, the total value of the coinage was £85 and 12 shillings. The latest dateable coin in the hoard is from 1645 to 1646.
Other than coins the hoard includes a gold finger ring and two ceramic vessels. The ring is a posy ring dated to the late 16th-early 17th century and bears an inscription on the interior of band which reads: 'When this you see remember me'. The pots are both made from a dark earthenware with a dark brown glaze, probably Black Ware or Cisterican Ware, and the coins were all found in the larger of the two. [1]
The hoard was valued at £54,492. Wakefield Council was able to raise this money through a combination of grants and public donations. The council received £27,000 from the Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant, £10,000 from the Headley Trust, and £25,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (which includes money towards a programme of events as well as acquisition. [3] A public funding campaign was started in Autumn 2012 to raise the remainder of the funds. [4] A selection of the hoard first went on public display during this fundraising campaign in January 2013 at Pontefract Museum. [5] The hoard was fully funded and acquired by Pontefract Museum in April 2013.
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