Bitterley Hoard

It was discovered on 17 February 2011 by a metal detector user near the village of Bitterley, South Shropshire.

These were placed within a high quality leather purse which was contained within a pottery vessel called a tyg.

The earliest coin was from the reign of Edward VI, the latest from the Bristol Provincial Mint of Charles I, indicating it was buried after early 1644.

[2][3] and has been valued by the independent treasure valuation committee of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Funds are being raised via public subscription by the Friends of Ludlow Museum.