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A huge hoard of silver coins dating back 1,000 years has been declared an official treasure trove.
Paul Coleman, 60 , found a lead basket containing the 5,248 Anglo-Saxon silver pennies with his metal detector.
Some experts put the value of the find at £1.3 million, of which Mr Coleman can expect to receive a large share.
Mr Coleman told a treasure trove inquest he almost did not join the Weekend Wanderers metal detector club trip in December but he was glad he did when he stumbled across the valuable collection, dating back to the reign of Ethelred the Unready in the 990s.
He said: “When the detector started beeping, it felt like the size of a manhole cover and that caused me to nearly not dig it up.”
Mr Coleman, of Southampton, said some of the coins were coincidentally inscribed with his surname and added: “I joked that the hoard had my name on it - I didn’t realise it literally did.”
Coroner Richard Hulett ruled the “exceptional” find was treasure, meaning that it goes to the Crown however, Buckinghamshire County Museum in Aylesbury is set to bid for the coins.
The value will be decided in January 2016 and Mr Coleman and the landowner can expect to receive a reward.
In 2009, Terry Herbert dug up 3,500 silver and gold items in Staffordshire.
He and farmer Fred Johnson shared £3.3million after Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery bought the collection.
Paul Coleman, 60 , found a lead basket containing the 5,248 Anglo-Saxon silver pennies with his metal detector.
Some experts put the value of the find at £1.3 million, of which Mr Coleman can expect to receive a large share.
Mr Coleman told a treasure trove inquest he almost did not join the Weekend Wanderers metal detector club trip in December but he was glad he did when he stumbled across the valuable collection, dating back to the reign of Ethelred the Unready in the 990s.
He said: “When the detector started beeping, it felt like the size of a manhole cover and that caused me to nearly not dig it up.”
Mr Coleman, of Southampton, said some of the coins were coincidentally inscribed with his surname and added: “I joked that the hoard had my name on it - I didn’t realise it literally did.”
Coroner Richard Hulett ruled the “exceptional” find was treasure, meaning that it goes to the Crown however, Buckinghamshire County Museum in Aylesbury is set to bid for the coins.
The value will be decided in January 2016 and Mr Coleman and the landowner can expect to receive a reward.
In 2009, Terry Herbert dug up 3,500 silver and gold items in Staffordshire.
He and farmer Fred Johnson shared £3.3million after Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery bought the collection.
Article by By Andy Carswell
Courtesy Mirror Group
Published 03 Nov 2015
Courtesy Mirror Group
Published 03 Nov 2015
Metal detector hunter's £1.3MILLION coin find declared official treasure trove - and he'll get a big share
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