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An “excessively rare” 900-year-old coin, found by a family of metal detectorists, could sell for up to €7745.79 at auction.
The silver penny, issued in the twelfth century, was discovered by 64-year-old landscaper John Denham in a farmer’s field in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, in September.
John, who found the coin on a metal detecting trip with his sons Simon, 39, and Steven, 31, dug it up from beneath four inches of soil.
Read more: https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/...r-s-field-could-sell-for-up-to-7-000-2107195/
The silver penny, issued in the twelfth century, was discovered by 64-year-old landscaper John Denham in a farmer’s field in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, in September.
John, who found the coin on a metal detecting trip with his sons Simon, 39, and Steven, 31, dug it up from beneath four inches of soil.
Read more: https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/...r-s-field-could-sell-for-up-to-7-000-2107195/
