Abstract
The Roermond hoard was dredged from a gravel pit near the river Maas in 1968, but was found in the transported gravel 200 km downstream in Goes. Containing 1134 coins with a youngest date of 853–4 and at least 26 silver objects weighing 2260 g altogether, it is the largest mixed hoard from the Carolingian Empire. The original hoard must have been considerably larger. The coins were published by Van Gelder in 1985, but the objects from the hoard, mainly prestigious belt fittings and other strap mounts with plant decoration, mostly gilded silver and/or inlaid with niello, received little attention. In this article on the hoard, these ornaments are published and opened up for further research and the results of the analysis of the hoard are evaluated and put in a broader perspective.
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