hoard coins metal detecting medieval bronze age

Metal detectorist finds medieval and Bronze Age relics in West Norfolk

A hoard of 12 silver coins has been found by Stephen Sproule whilst he was metal detecting on land at Fincham, near Downham Market, in October 2011. It has been declared treasure, which means their finder can keep them, at a coroner’s inquest today.

Coroner Jacqueline Lake said the small silver coins were known as Sceattas and represented the first type of penny, which were minted from 675AD until the middle of the 8th Century.

“They were scattered over a wide area but would appear to represent a hoard or part of a hoard, rather than stray losses over time” she said.

“These coins are in good condition and had not been in circulation long when deposited.”

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hoard coins metal detecting medieval bronze age

48 tonnes of silver WWI

The Royal Mint has received an overseas delivery of 48 tonnes of silver – 70 years later than expected.

Royal Mint takes delivery of 48 tonnes of silver salvaged from site of WWII shipwreck. Deep-sea explorers discovered the SS Gairsoppa three miles beneath the surface after it was torpedoed during World War Two

The Royal Mint has received an overseas delivery of 48 tonnes of silver – 70 years later than expected.

Depleted of enough stock during World War Two to make coins, Britain was reliant on silver from the war ship SS Gairsoppa but hit by a U-boat torpedo, she never docked in port to make her precious delivery.

 

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48 tonnes of silver WWI

 

 

Treasure of El Carambolo

Treasure of El Carambolo

Three pieces of Treasure of El Carambolo ancient golden jewellery,  are due to travel from Seville to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York this autumn. This week the mayor of Seville took many by surprise when he announced that on their return the entire 21-piece hoard will go on show in the southern Spanish city, reigniting a row about their display. The gold is normally kept in a bank vault.

Seville’s mayor, Juan Ignacio Zoido, apparently failed to check with museum officials first before promising that the artefacts would go on temporary show in the city’s government building in 2015. The secretary general of culture in Andalucía, María de Mar Alfaro, is not impressed. “In the effort to patch up the non-existent cultural agenda, he announces an exhibition without consulting the other institutions responsible for the artefacts,” she told the newspaper Diario de Sevilla.

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Treasure of El Carambolo