Huge Iron Age haul of coins found

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Source: BBC



One of the UK's largest hauls of Iron Age gold coins has been found in Suffolk.

The 824 so-called staters were found using a metal detector in a broken pottery jar buried in a field near Wickham Market.

Jude Plouviez, of the Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, said the coins dated from 40BC to AD15.

They are thought to have been minted by predecessors of the Iceni Queen Boudicca.

Ms Plouviez said their value when in circulation had been estimated at a modern equivalent of between £500,000 and £1m, but they were likely to be worth less than that now.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/suffolk/7835228.stm

[babylonsister]

1. Gold? Phew. I'll pass this on to the coin collector in the family;

he'll be impressed!

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3. My father-in-law collects gold coins...

he would probably have a heart attack if he dug this up...

[babylonsister]

5. Not much gold collecting going on here,

and my DH would also have a heart attack!

[leftstreet]

2. I suppose Citibank will want these, too!

Thanks for posting.

I love these stories!

:hi:

[Adsos Letter]

4. You're welcome...I love these stories too...

an unreformed lost-treasure enthusiast here. :hi:

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6. kick for the night crew...'cause we would all like to find something like this

:D

[BreweryYardRat]

7. You hear that sound like dripping water?

That's one of my university's best history profs salivating. Ancient coins are one of her specialties.

[B o d i]

8. So, the trick is to put your metal detector in a broken pottery jar, then bury it in a field?

Neato, I should try that sometime :+

[Adsos Letter]

9. LOL...I know...someone at BBC needs to proof-read...

:rofl:

[TahitiNut]

10. The proofreader was apparently in a coma.

:dunce:

[Adsos Letter]

11. I know I am...

:silly:

:hi:

You have often complimented my pictures of my red-headed daughter; here is her latest accomplishment:

[TahitiNut]

12. I saw. I thought I'd keep my lip buttoned. But ...

... it's called "unconditional love" for a reason. :silly:

For your daughter, not the car. :rofl:

(Yes, I know she wasn't hurt ... Thank the Gods!)

[Adsos Letter]

14. It is, indeed, called unconditional love...

otherwise, it is quite probable that none of us would live into adulthood... :D


Then again, some don't get it, and don't live into adulthood... :(

[NashVegas]

21. Budget Cuts Are Killing Pro Media as Outlets Try to Remain "Competitive"

Copy editors / proof readers seem to be the first ones going in the newsrooms.

Our local paper wrote "Howard Dean" instead of "Karl Dean" recently, when referring to our Mayor in the first paragraph of a story. Online and in print. It took until noon for them to correct the online edition.

[The Magistrate]

13. There Must Be One Helluva Lost Story Behind That, Sir....

[Adsos Letter]

15. That is what I was pondering earlier, Sir....

someone buried that and, for whatever reason, never returned for it.

History and Archaeology are full of such puzzles.

[Norrin Radd]

16. This was a bailout to Ye Olde Bank of Armorica.

[Adsos Letter]

17. Hah! Golden parachute indeed....

:D

[undeterred]

20. But they didn't help the people facing foreclosure either.

:shrug:

[Vinca]

18. All I've found with my metal detector is nails.

:mad: Damn! What a lucky find.

[xchrom]

19. recommend -- happy days are here again...

:woohoo: