“1042 and all that”: The contents and context of the Sizewell C coin hoard

This is the second in a series of webinars set to take place this autumn and winter, where we will be presenting initial findings from the archaeological excavations happening for Sizewell C.

In April 2023, Oxford Cotswold Archaeology discovered an 11th century coin hoard while excavating ahead of construction within the Sizewell C development footprint in Suffolk. The hoard, which had been wrapped first in textile and then enclosed in a layer of lead sheet, was micro-excavated in June 2024 and simultaneously filmed by Digging for Britain – where it made its public debut on the 7th of January 2025. This webinar takes a deep dive into the coins present within the hoard, as well as assessing their wider archaeological, historical and political contexts.