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Ground floor The World of Sutton Hoo Room 2 Vale of York Hoard Early medieval silver vessel replica, deposited c. AD 928 Broadcast 22 July Portable Antiquities and Treasure Case Near Lewes Hoard Selected items from the hoard of Bronze Age jewellery and axes, c. 1400–1250 BC Broadcast 22 July Tisbury Hoard Selected items from the hoard of Bronze Age weapons and Roman coins, c. 800 BC–AD 350 Broadcast 18 July Durham Assemblage Selected items from the group of 4,000 plus Roman objects and 1,400 coins, c. AD 100–300 Broadcast 18 July Frome Hoard Selected coins of the emperor Carausius from the hoard of 52,503 Roman coins, deposited c. AD 290 Broadcast 19 July North West Essex Ring Early medieval gold ring, c. AD 575–700 Broadcast 20 July Silverdale Hoard Early medieval coins and jewellery, deposited c. AD 900–910 Broadcast 20 July Trail Britain’s secret treasures The ITV1 series Britain’s Secret Treasures (16-22 July) features sixteen finds which are currently on display in the British Museum. For details of the other finds in the series see itv.com/treasures Ringlemere Gold Cup, Room 51

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Ground floor The World of Sutton Hoo Room 2 Vale of York Hoard Early medieval silver vessel replica, deposited c. AD 928 Broadcast 22 July Portable Antiquities and Treasure Case Near Lewes Hoard Selected items from the hoard of Bronze Age jewellery and axes, c. 1400–1250 BC Broadcast 22 July Tisbury Hoard Selected items from the hoard of Bronze Age weapons and Roman coins, c. 800 BC–AD 350 Broadcast 18 July Durham Assemblage Selected items from the group of 4,000 plus Roman objects and 1,400 coins, c. AD 100–300 Broadcast 18 July Frome Hoard Selected coins of the emperor Carausius from the hoard of 52,503 Roman coins, deposited c. AD 290 Broadcast 19 July North West Essex Ring Early medieval gold ring, c. AD 575–700 Broadcast 20 July Silverdale Hoard Early medieval coins and jewellery, deposited c. AD 900–910 Broadcast 20 July

Trail Britain’s secret treasures The ITV1 series Britain’s Secret Treasures (16-22 July) features sixteen finds which are currently on display in the British Museum. For details of the other finds in the series see itv.com/treasures  

Ringlemere Gold Cup, Room 51

All these finds have been reported through the Portable Antiquities Scheme, a project to record archaeological objects found by the public. For more information see finds.org.uk If you are keen to get involved in archaeology see the Council for British Archaeology website: britarch.ac.uk

Hockley Pendant Medieval gold reliquary pendant, c. AD 1500–1600 Broadcast 16 July Rochester Cufflinks Post-medieval silver cufflinks, c. AD 1662 Broadcast 17 July Upper floor Roman Britain The Weston Gallery Room 49 Staffordshire Moorlands Pan Roman ‘saucepan’, c. AD 100–200 Broadcast 22 July Ashwell Hoard Roman gold and silver plaques, jewellery and statue of goddess, c. AD 200–400 Broadcast 20 July Britain and Europe 800 BC–AD 43 Room 50 Sedgeford Torc Iron Age gold torc and terminal, deposited c. 75 BC Broadcast 16 July Winchester Hoard Iron Age gold torcs, bracelets and brooches, c. 75–25 BC Broadcast 20 July Europe and Middle East 10,000–800 BC Room 51 Milton Keynes Hoard Bronze Age hoard of gold torc and bracelets, c. 1150–750 BC Broadcast 19 July Ringlemere Cup Bronze Age gold cup, c. 1700–1500 BC Broadcast 22 July Money The Citi Gallery Room 68 Anarevitos Stater Iron Age gold coin, c. 10 BC–AD 20 Broadcast 18 July  

Iron Age gold stater of Anarevitos, Citi Gallery