A “150,000-pound” hoard of over 600 medieval coins found by amateur metal detectorists has been declared a treasure. Seven men found the coins on the Culden Faw Estate in Buckinghamshire in April 2019—including 12 rare gold nobles from the reign of Edward III. Their finds, nicknamed the “Hambleden Hoard,” represent the biggest gold and silver collection…
Hoard of 600 Medieval Coins Found by Detectorists Declared Treasure—Valued at 150,000 Pounds
Archeologists Unearth 44 Pure Gold Byzantine Coins Stashed in Stone Wall During Invasion 1,400 Years Ago
Whoever hid the gold coins between the stones of the wall probably fled the city, fearing invasion. Perhaps they planned to retrieve their treasure later—but it seems they were unsuccessful. Some 1,400 years ago, the ancient city of Paneas (later called Banias), located near Israel’s northern border, was beset by Muslim conquest during the establishment…
Homeowner Finds Gold Coins From King James I Era Under Floorboards Amid Kitchen Reno, to Fetch $290,000
Just beneath the floorboards and concrete of their home in rustic Ellerby, North Yorkshire, one fortunate couple exhumed a small but precious cache of old, glistening English gold. Found in situ under 6 or 8 inches of soil, during a kitchen reno reportedly, the find consisted of a small Staffordshire-ware container, no larger than a…
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Will Start Selling Gold Coins Amid Sky-High Inflation, Currency Devaluation
The government of Zimbabwe has announced that it will issue gold coins in July, a move that is being viewed with skepticism by many local currency traders. The gold coin, which will be called “Mosi-Oa-Tunya,” will weigh one troy ounce and have a purity of 22 carats, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe said in a…
Metal Detectorists Uncover Largest Hoard of Anglo-Saxon Gold Coins in England, Dating Back 1,400 Years
December 27, 2021
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A hoard of 131 gold coins and a number of other gold objects dating back 1,400 years ago stand to be the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins ever found in England. In A.D. 600, England, still ununited, was divided into several smaller Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. One of the most important of these was East Angles…
Man With Metal Detector Finds Trove of Huge Gold Medallions Dating Back 1,500 Years Ago in Denmark
In a time of calamity in Denmark, some 1,500 years ago, an enormous hoard of gold was buried under the earth by an Iron Age chieftain, it’s believed. It might have been to sacrifice to higher powers, or perhaps to save it from being captured in war, that the gold was entombed. Recently, that hoard…
Metal Detectorist in UK Discovers 2 Rare Gold Coins That Date Back to the Black Death Period
A metal detectorist in England discovered two very rare and valuable gold coins near Reepham, Norfolk, in late June. The coins unearthed consisted of a 23-carat leopard gold coin and a noble gold coin; both were found folded in half, buried, and were located 150 meters (approx. 500 feet) apart from each other. The leopard coin…
Archaeologists Unearth Thousands of Medieval Coins in a Farmer’s Field in Hungary
A hoard of medieval coins was recently discovered in Hungary during archaeological excavations in a field near Újlengyel village. The excavation, impelled by digs in 2019 where 150 medieval coins were discovered at the location, yielded yet more treasure. Using metal detectors, the archaeologists were fortunate to discover four gold coins and no less than 7,000…
Gardener Digs Up 63 Medieval Gold Coins Inscribed With Initials of Henry VIII’s First Three Wives
Can you imagine accidentally unearthing a rare treasure while weeding your garden? Recently, as part of their Portable Antiques Scheme (PAS) report for 2019, the British Museum has announced an uptick in “garden finds” during the global CCP virus lockdown, including two significant gold coin hordes that have been dug up recently. Ian Richardson, treasure…
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