From BBC News (I believe this is a repeat of a story I blogged about earlier - the photo is the same one)
January 19, 2009
Iceni coins worth £500,000 found
A hoard of 825 coins that belonged to a member of the Iceni tribe before Boudicca led them against the Romans has been found in a Suffolk field.
An anonymous metal detector fan found the gold coins valued at up to £500,000 near the village of Dallinghoo.
Landowner Cliff Green said he was stunned to think the last time they had been seen before they were spread out on his table was 2,000 years ago.
Suffolk's county archaeology department dated the coins.
Once the treasure trove has been verified Suffolk Museum plans to launch a campaign to keep it in the county.
The exact location is being kept secret. [Smart move!]
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Treasure Trove!
From BBC News (I believe this is a repeat of a story I blogged about earlier - the photo is the same one)
January 19, 2009
Iceni coins worth £500,000 found
A hoard of 825 coins that belonged to a member of the Iceni tribe before Boudicca led them against the Romans has been found in a Suffolk field.
An anonymous metal detector fan found the gold coins valued at up to £500,000 near the village of Dallinghoo.
Landowner Cliff Green said he was stunned to think the last time they had been seen before they were spread out on his table was 2,000 years ago.
Suffolk's county archaeology department dated the coins.
Once the treasure trove has been verified Suffolk Museum plans to launch a campaign to keep it in the county.
The exact location is being kept secret. [Smart move!]
You may be interested to learn that Suffolk folklorists recorded a tradition of treausre guarded by a spirit in the viallage in 1892. The story is contained in Lady Gurdon's County Folklore
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