List of hoards in the Channel Islands
Roman hoards
Table:
Hoard
Image
Date
Place of discovery
Year of discovery
Current Location
Contents

Île Agois Hoard

mid 3rd century

Île Agois, Saint Mary
Jersey
49°14′56″N 2°10′55″W﻿ / ﻿49.249°N 2.182°W﻿ / 49.249; -2.182﻿ (Île Agois Hoard)

18 antoniniani, dated A.D. 253–268, in a pot[11]

Jerbourg Hoard

late 3rd century

Jerbourg Point, Saint Martin
Guernsey
49°25′30″N 2°32′06″W﻿ / ﻿49.425°N 2.535°W﻿ / 49.425; -2.535﻿ (Jerbourg Hoard)

before 1890

Dispersed

68 tetradrachms minted in Alexandria during the reigns of the emperors Probus (4 coins), Carus (3 coins), Numerian (3 coins), Carinus (4 coins), Diocletian (34 coins) and Maximian (19 coins)[3]

Quennevais Hoard

mid 4th century

Les Quennevais, Saint Brélade
Jersey
49°11′49″N 2°11′38″W﻿ / ﻿49.197°N 2.194°W﻿ / 49.197; -2.194﻿ (Quennevais Hoard)

1848

Jersey Museum (264 coins)

about 400 coins in a pot, mainly Roman folles dated A.D. 290–354[11][12]

Sark Hoard

1st century B.C.

La Vaurocque
Sark
49°25′48″N 2°21′54″W﻿ / ﻿49.430°N 2.365°W﻿ / 49.430; -2.365﻿ (Sark Hoard)

1719

Lost

18 Roman and Gaulish silver coins, a silver mount in the form of a dolphin, and 13 silver or silver-gilt phalerae in an iron-bound pottery urn[13][14]

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answer: A Roman Jerbourg Hoard, dating from the late 3rd century contains 68 tetradrachms minted in Alexandria during the reigns of the emperors Probus (4 coins), Carus (3 coins), Numerian (3 coins), Carinus (4 coins), Diocletian (34 coins) and Maximian (19 coins).