Smithsonian Magazine22d
An Astonishing Trove of Coins Dating to the Norman Conquest Just Became the Most Valuable Treasure Ever Found in Britain
The so-called Chew Valley Hoard, which just sold for a record $5.6 million, includes 2,584 coins featuring the likenesses of Harold II, William the Conqueror and Edward the Confessor Sonja ...
Associated Press23d
Hoard of 1,000-year-old coins unearthed in a farmer’s field sells for $5.6 million
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An Edward the Confessor Pyramid coin (1065-6), part of the Chew Valley Hoard of 2,584 coins, buried in the ...
The Washington Post23d
950-year-old coins unearthed by treasure hunters are U.K.’s highest-value find
The amateur treasure hunters had stumbled upon a rare find: a nearly 1,000-year-old silver coin, buried underground. Soon, they found another coin. Then, another. By the end of the day ...
CNN24d
Hoard of silver coins dating from Norman Conquest is Britain’s most valuable treasure find ever
London CNN — A hoard of Norman-era silver coins unearthed five years ago in southwestern England has become Britain’s most valuable treasure find ever, after it was bought for £4.3 million ($ ...
BBC26d
'Unusual' Anglo-Saxon replica of Roman coin found
The early Anglo-Saxon creator was imitating a Roman coin called a solidus, showing the emperor Honorius on one side and a figure holding a banner on the other A "very unusual" gold pendant made by ...