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Amateur Treasure Hunter Discovers Coin Minted by Viking Ruler in Britain
A treasure hunter unearthed a silver coin minted during the reign of Guthrum, a Viking commander of eastern England.
With metal detectors and patience, amateur treasure hunters unearth pieces of British history
When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he’d unearthed in an English field, he knew it was something special.In ...
Hundreds of gold and silver coins buried 2,000 years ago unearthed by metal detectorists in the Netherlands
Several dozen other coins, made of an alloy of gold, silver and copper, come from what is now Great Britain and were stamped ...
Almost 800 years of pomp and circumstance ensures the quality of Britain's currency
A jury has convened in London for an ancient ceremony to certify that British coins meet the strictest of standards ...
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One rare British coin can fetch £30,000 - have you got it in your loft?
If you've got a pile of old ... coins were melted down to settle war debts," the experts wrote in an online blog. "Today, they’re a testament to wartime sacrifice and economic strategy." The ...
Plumber stumbles across hoard of ancient coins in field: 'Once in a lifetime find'
David Dunn, a plumber from Sapcote, Leicestershire, is auctioning off 50 coins that he found while metal detecting in summer 2023. The hoard dates back to Ancient Rome.
Metal detectorists stumble on 2,000-year-old Roman treasure in Netherlands. Take a look
Over 380 gold and silver coins sat on Messelaar’s countertop ... National Museum of Antiquities Archaeologists identified the finds as a 2,000-year-old collection of British, Roman and African coins.
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Field-found silver coins declared treasure
Coroner Margaret Taylor declared the find treasure because "the hoard contains more than one silver coin of precious metal and is over 300 years old ... The British Museum confirmed them to ...