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Webinar: The Chew Valley Hoard: Amal Khreisheh (Curator of Archaeology, South West Heritage Trust)
The Chew Valley Hoard – Amal Khreisheh (Curator of Archaeology, South West Heritage Trust)
7.30pm – Thursday 24th April
The Chew Valley Hoard is the largest coin hoard ever found for the period of turmoil following the Norman Conquest, comprising 2,584 silver pennies dating 1066 –
1068.
The hoard was acquired under the Treasure Act 1996 thanks to support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Art Fund, South West Heritage Trust, Friends of the Museum of Somerset and Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society.
This is a free event, with a suggested donation of £5.
To register directly, go to: https://us06web.zoom.us/…/reg…/WN_2soVGoasSguL46QzhBpanw or email webinars@sanhs.org.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar and reminder emails nearer the event.
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