[rigelkentaurus]

I’m thinking somebody may have buried it to keep the barbarian invaders from getting it, but got killed during the invasion therefore the gold stayed in the ground because no-one knew about it except the guy who buried it, and he died.

[bert]

I’ll go with he was hiding the gold from his wife or ex wife who killed him from vindictive spite

[wildbill]

A lot of hoards that are found today, buried for centuries, are probably the result of a murder of the owners.

Which only proves that you should spend most all your money is lavish living, women, whisky, and travel. You can waste the rest.