▁its ▁discovery ▁and ▁proven ance , ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁intr igu ing ▁and ▁unusual ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁late - R oman ▁pre cious - met al ▁ho ards ▁from ▁Britain . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁silver ▁table ware ▁and ▁gold ▁personal ▁orn ament ▁( with ▁or ▁without ▁co ins ) ▁is ▁common ▁enough ▁in ▁pre cious - met al ▁ho ards ▁of ▁this ▁period ▁from ▁Britain , ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁ins cri ptions , ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁visual ▁imag ery , ▁all ude ▁to ▁pag an , ▁rather ▁than ▁Christian , ▁belief ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century , ▁is ▁important . ▁ ▁Att empt s ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁interpret ▁the ▁ho ard ▁as ▁Christian , ▁but ▁remain ▁somewhat ▁un con vin cing ▁when ▁applied ▁to ▁objects ▁current ▁at ▁a ▁period ▁when ▁pag an ism , ▁rather ▁than ▁Christian ity , ▁was ▁out ▁of ▁favour . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁V ot ive ▁offering ▁H ox ne ▁Ho ard ▁Religion ▁in ▁An cient ▁Rome ▁List ▁of ▁ho ards ▁in ▁Britain ▁ ▁References ▁Notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Hen ig , ▁Martin ▁( 1 9 9 6 ), ▁The ▁art ▁of ▁Roman ▁Britain , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Rout ledge , ▁, ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁G ild ed ▁spo ons ▁from ▁the ▁Th et ford ▁tre asure ▁Eng ra ved ▁gem ▁from ▁the ▁Th et ford ▁tre asure ▁Gold ▁bu ck le ▁from ▁the ▁Th et ford ▁tre asure ▁Gold ▁rings ▁from ▁the ▁Th