A man, who almost did not join the Weekend Wanderers, discovered a huge hoard of silver coins dating back 1,000 years. The 60-yr-old found a lead basket containing the 5,248 Anglo-Saxon silver pennies with his metal detector.
Experts value the find at £1.3million, of which the finder can expect to receive a large share.
The important collection dates back to the reign of Ethelred the Unready in the 990s.
Experts value the find at £1.3million, of which the finder can expect to receive a large share.
The important collection dates back to the reign of Ethelred the Unready in the 990s.
King Ethelred - commons.wikimedia.org Records reveal Ethelred II, byname Ethelred the Unready, was born around 968 and died April 23, 1016 in London, England. He ruled English from 978 to 1013 and from 1014 to 1016 in two separate occasions. Called an ineffectual king by many, he failed to prevent the Danes from overrunning England. The epithet “unready” is derived from unraed, meaning “bad counsel” or “no counsel,” and puns on his name, which means “noble counsel.”
The coroner ruled the exceptional hoard of coins, found underground with the aid of a metal detector, treasure, meaning it goes to the Crown.
The value will be decided in January. Detector Man and the landowner can expect to receive a reward. Source: Mirror.
I love these stories where modern people uncover relics from a past age.
The coroner ruled the exceptional hoard of coins, found underground with the aid of a metal detector, treasure, meaning it goes to the Crown.
The value will be decided in January. Detector Man and the landowner can expect to receive a reward. Source: Mirror.
I love these stories where modern people uncover relics from a past age.
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