Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins in England unearthed in Norfolk

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A treasure inquest has been opened into the 1,400-year-old hoard of 131 gold coins, discovered between 2014 and 2020.

Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins in England unearthed in Norfolk

A treasure inquest has been opened into the 1,400-year-old hoard of 131 gold coins, discovered between 2014 and 2020.

www.standard.co.uk

the bbc story

Largest Anglo-Saxon gold coin hoard found in Norfolk

Some of the 131 coins were made from the same die as those found at the Sutton Hoo ship burial.

www.bbc.com

A gold bracteate, which is a type of stamped pendant, a small gold bar, and two other pieces of gold which were probably parts of larger items of jewellery (British Museum/PA) / PA Media

Norwich Castle Museum hopes to acquire the hoard (British Museum/PA) / PA Media

Gold coins, along with four other gold objects, unearthed by metal detectorists (British Museum/PA) / PA Media

 

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Interesting story, does a collection of finds by two different people over 6-7 years constitute a hoard?