Largest Hoard of Anglo-Saxon Treasure

Salvor6

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Treasure_Hunter

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hugepossum

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And in other news, metal detector sales in the U.K. jump 300%...
 

rmptr

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Here's what I found on it...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,554840,00.html?test=latestnews

An unemployed man has unearthed the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found with the help of his metal detector. Experts are now calculating its value—a process that could take more than a year because of its size.

Terry Herbert from Burntwood, Staffordshire, stumbled on the hoard in a private field with his trusty 14-year-old metal detector. Over five days in July, the 55-year-old dug up a fortune on the farmland near to his home. The find was declared as treasure by coroner Andrew Haigh, which means the cache will be offered for sale after it is valued.

More than 1,500 pieces of treasure—including around 11lbs of gold and 5.5lbs of silver—has now been uncovered. Archaeologists believe the hoard dates back to the seventh century and may have belonged to Saxon royalty. Among the riches are warfare paraphernalia, including sword pommel caps and hilt plates, often inlaid with precious stones.

staffordhoard.jpg
 

cw0909

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not sure this is the place for discussion of this find
this hoard was found in july-09, so they have had, some time to work on it.
its just fascinating, i just couldnt imagine going to battle with
a precious stone/s encrusted sword, and the decorations and details
on the swords, helmets, ect., just unbelievable history

slideshow of the find
http://www.flickr.com/slideShow/index.gne?nsid=10257668@N04&set_id=72157622378376316

from
http://www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/artefacts/gallery/?set=72157622378376316

those links from this link
http://www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/
 

veronasteve

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Mar 22, 2008
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the machine is a whites spectrum.....it seems :o...edit...just learned its was a saxon sm-40?...old machine...but i think any one would have found this lot

and estimates of value are at 30-100 million pounds :tongue3:

it's a mind blowing find....has good as egyptian treasures or at least for the uk..

if m\detector sales have jumped i'm not surprised in the least.
 

DavidBeard

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Its been on the TV news all day today here - It was found in the next county to me, only a few miles away!! I think this area may be swamped with detectorists in the next few days!!!
 

homer007

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IM SOORY, BUT IF I FIND SOMTHING THAT BIG , IM NOT GOING TO SAY NOTHING TO KNOW ONE. THIS FELLA IS GOING TO GET A PAT ON THE BACK BY THE GOV . AND WHITES DET COMPANY IS GOING TO GIVE HIM HELL ALOT OF MONEY TO ADVERISE THERE DETECTORS.
 

Saturna

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homer007 said:
IM SOORY, BUT IF I FIND SOMTHING THAT BIG , IM NOT GOING TO SAY NOTHING TO KNOW ONE. THIS FELLA IS GOING TO GET A PAT ON THE BACK BY THE GOV . AND WHITES DET COMPANY IS GOING TO GIVE HIM HELL ALOT OF MONEY TO ADVERISE THERE DETECTORS.


The hoard was officially declared treasure by a coroner on Thursday, which means it will be valued by experts and offered up for sale to a museum in Britain. Proceeds will be split 50-50 between Herbert and his farmer friend, who has not been identified. The find's exact location is being kept secret to deter looters.

Bland said he could not give a precise figure for the value of the collection, but said the two could each be in line for a "seven-figure sum."

And that's how it should be done. Don't screw the THer and they will report their finds. Everybody wins. The museums, the finders, the country, and history in general. Archies and rule makers take note.


Jay

P.S. Wow, It continues to amaze me how much stuff is buried in that relatively small island. :icon_sunny:
 

DavidBeard

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homer007 said:
IM SOORY, BUT IF I FIND SOMTHING THAT BIG , IM NOT GOING TO SAY NOTHING TO KNOW ONE. THIS FELLA IS GOING TO GET A PAT ON THE BACK BY THE GOV . AND WHITES DET COMPANY IS GOING TO GIVE HIM HELL ALOT OF MONEY TO ADVERISE THERE DETECTORS.
In that case I really hope that you never find anything that big. Its not just the pat on the back (metaphor for a few million £££) that matters - sharing the historical and aesthetic value of the find with the rest of the community; even the world has much more value.
Don't be so selfish.
 

Adrian SS

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He gets more than a pat on the back; He gets a payout equal to half the valuation of the find, shares it with the property owner and pays some tax, but in the end he becomes a very wealthy man.
Cheers,
Adrian SS
 

trikikiwi

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If this treasure hunter, Terry Herbert, is a TNet Member, he should be on the Banner permanently :headbang:
 

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