Cache of Iron Age Coins Discovered in England

Archaeology ^ | Wednesday, March 14, 2018 | editors

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CHIDDINGSTONE, ENGLAND -- Kent Live reports that a hoard of gold coins was discovered by a metal detectorist in a farmer’s field in southeast England. The ten coins are thought to have been minted in northern France about 2,000 years ago. The Gauls may have used the coins to pay or bribe mercenaries to fight against Julius Caesar. Archaeologist Claire Donithorn of the Eden Valley Museum said the coins are being held at the British Museum, but may be returned to the local area. "They date from precisely the time when Britain emerged from prehistoric to historic times," she said. "Our aim is to keep the hoard together and to ensure that it stays in the valley for us and for future generations."

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[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Wow!! Major bookmark!

[SunkenCiv]

:”) Only ten coins in this “hoard”.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Doesn’t England have some law that states any coins found belong to the government? I think I read something like that before.

[COBOL2Java]

[RitchieAprile]

obviously collusion was taking place..

[Fresh Wind]

The Gauls may have used the coins to pay or bribe mercenaries to fight against Julius Caesar.

Or they could have been used to buy wine, women, and song.

[Robert DeLong]

Ka-Ching!

[Larry Lucido]

Gaul stones?

[Little Ray]

It is called “Trove Law.”
And yes, anything dug up belongs to the gub’mint if they want it.
I think the finder does get compensation, though.

[CurlyDave]

...I think the finder does get compensation, though...

I wonder what they would bring on the open market?

I bet that dwarfs any "compensation" paid.

[super7man]

I bet that dwarfs any "compensation" paid.

I bet compensation paid, dwarfs the open market price.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

That’s about the crudest coin I’ve seen from that era. What do the symbols mean?

[Little Ray]

Probably.
Trove law was originally intended to punish people who tried to hide their money from tax collectors by burying it. Everything of value dug up from the ground belonged to the crown. So, if you ‘found’ your hidden money again, the Crown took it all.
In any case, whoever promised you fair?

[katana]

For anyone puzzled by the term "Detectorist", it's a British word and title of a really funny TV series. In the first series they miss an entire Viking Ship burial that's clearly visible from the last parting aerial pan shot.

[CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC]

"...The Gauls may have used the coins to pay or bribe..."

This was a blatant attempt by the French to interfere with a British election.

Historical records indicate Britain was holding their first Brexit vote that year.

[GreenLanternCorps]

Yes, but the finder gets fair market value for the item. From what I have seen it really is a fair value.

The idea is to preserve historic artifacts for the nation, while providing fair payment to the finder.

[pax_et_bonum]

ROFL!

[Cowboy Bob]

"They date from precisely the time when Britain emerged from prehistoric to historic times," she said.

Recorded history only began 2000 years ago? The Greeks and the Egyptians are considered prehistoric civilizations?