A hoard of more than 100 Anglo-Saxon coins discovered by two metal detectorists in a field near Braintree, Essex, is headed to auction at Noonans Mayfair on February 21. Believed to have been buried ...

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A pair of metal detectorists made the discovery of a lifetime when they unearthed a hoard of ancient coins worth around $6 million in a field in Somerset, in the West of England. The historic find, ...

Metal detectorists have unearthed the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins to be discovered in England to date. The find of 131 gold coins, along with four other gold objects, was discovered in ...

The coin was created for an Anglo-Saxon ruler who would go on to have the earliest recorded coronation in British history A small 10th century coin minted during the reign of the first crowned King of ...

A man who stole Anglo-Saxon treasure worth hundreds of thousands of pounds will serve more time behind bars after failing to cough up £600,000. Layton Davies was made the subject of a confiscation ...

Two metal detectorists have been found guilty of hatching an illegal plot to sell Anglo-Saxon coins of “immense historical significance” abroad. Craig Best, 46, and Roger Pilling, 75, were convicted ...

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On the occasion of the launch of the Treasure Annual Report 2012 by Ed Vaizey, Minister of State for Culture, at the British Museum, the largest Anglo Saxon coin hoard found since the Treasure Act ...

The largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold coins EVER to be found in England has been declared treasure. Metal detectorists found four gold objects and 131 coins in a field in west Norfolk. The first ...

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