| Bossall-Flaxton hoard | |
|---|---|
 The armlet from the hoard. | |
| Created | 900–950 (deposited) |
| Period/culture | Viking |
| Discovered | 1807 Between Bossall and Flaxton, North Yorkshire, England |
| Present location | Yorkshire Museum, York |
The Bossall-Flaxton hoard is a Viking period hoard comprising silver jewellery, hacksilver and c.270 coins dating to the early 10th century AD. It was found on land between Bossall and Flaxton in North Yorkshire, England. [1]
The hoard was first reported in the 1807 edition of The Gentleman's Magazine . The writer, using the pseudonym 'Amicus', reports the discovery of the hoard in an arable field on 14 September 1807 of a lead box containing coins and associated it with some silver jewellery found in ploughsoil nearby. [2]
At least 270 silver pennies were discovered in the hoard. The coins were subsequently dispersed and so a full catalogue has never been created. The 1807 account reported that "it appears evident from the pieces of Silver found with the Coins, that the whole was the plunder of a field of battle. Some of these appear separated or chopped off from others of them, and to be pieces of stirrups." These are interpreted as hacksilver associated with the hoard. [3]
A silver armlet decorated with punched decoration was acquired by the Yorkshire Museum in 1824. [4] [5] Three coins are also in the Yorkshire Museum collection. [6] [7] [8] At least one coin from the reign of Regnald (c.AD 919–921) is in the collection of the British Museum. [9]