The collaboration between the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals at the National Museum of Denmark (KMMS) and the CHRE project formally began in 2018 and since then KMMS has been contributing data to CHRE. The project has been undertaken by Rasmus Holst Nielsen, stud. mag. at the University of Copenhagen, with the assistance of Dr. Helle W. Horsnæs, senior researcher at KMMS.
According to Danish legislation, all archaeological finds declared ‘Danefæ’ (treasure) are property of the state and the finders receive a reward for the find. The finds become part of the collections of the National Museum, in the case of coin finds: KMMS. Private metal detecting is legal in Denmark, and most finders are responsible amateur archaeologists actively collaborating with local archaeological museums. This ensures a high quality of find reporting.
The contributed data derive from datasets assembled by Dr. Helle W. Horsnæs for her work Crossing Boundaries: An analysis of Roman coins in Danish contexts volumes I & II (Copenhagen, 2010-2013) as well as datasets assembled by Helle W. Horsnæs and Rasmus H. Nielsen from find registers in KMMS’ internal databases.
So far, 30 hoards and almost 100 single gold coins have been uploaded on CHRE, all with coin level data.
The Brangstrup hoard, found in Gudme on Funen: 44 aurei and solidi, ranging from Trajan Decius to Constantine I.
February 2020
