Saxon Hoard

[HistoricCoinage 146]

This is at the BM now.

Some more links:

http://finds.org.uk/news/story/266

https://vine.co/v/OUtHE3zm6z2

Also had an Agnus Dei - I've handled a few in my time but few as good as this: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lmdb78tcmot9ktt/AABAaUUp6HXXhTEBB9IgRvQwa?dl=0#lh:null-Lenborough%20coin%20Agnus%20Dei.jpg

[Rob 3,152]

That looks a bit bright - is the whole hoard like this?

As it is likely to contain statistically significant numbers for mint and/or type, hopefully the content info will be deemed worthy of publishing in the public domain rather than as an internal memo, because once it disappears into a museum the majority of us are stuffed as regards access. I know they like to keep the hoard intact for research purpose, but as I understand it they didn't extract the coins layer by layer in situ, so any info on how the parcel was compiled has already been lost. What they ought to do is keep examples of what they don't already have in the BM, and sell off the rest so that the rest of us can acquire a stake in it should we so desire.

[damian1986 142]

Another update

http://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/news/more-news/jobless-man-set-to-miss-out-on-1-million-hoard-reward-1-6570871

Crazy or not?

I shouldn't comment without doing my research. Lost my rag at the idea that the finder should give them away when they have value to the market (and it's not as if the BM really needs another 5,000 coins is it)... but Ed Vaizey was at the Treasure Annual Report covering 2012. Meaning it's possible that he offered his thanks completely outside of the context of the hoard find.

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"Jobless man set to waive his £1million hoard reward?"

Really? I'm looking forward to this question being answered in the remainder of the article.

"The jobless man who discovered a £1 million hoard of Anglo Saxon coins could hand over the hoard without a penny in return."

I suppose he could. Wow.

"Sources say jobless Mr Coleman is looking forward to the windfall and plans to share the profits with fellow detectorists from the Weekend Wanderers club."

Oh, so actual sources are saying the complete opposite!?

But perhaps as a hint to Mr Coleman, culture minister Ed Vaizey thanked previous finders for turning down rewards in the past

Perhaps. I don't know. Were you there? In what context did he thank previous finders. Did it seem like he was trying to put pressure on Mr. Coleman?

Thanks a bunch.

Edited February 11, 2015 by damian1986

[azda 979]

What i'd like to know is what has the emloyment statis of the finder got to do with finding a hoard?

[damian1986 142]

What i'd like to know is what has the emloyment statis of the finder got to do with finding a hoard?

Nothing. It's really just a shit piece of journalism all said and done.

Local press outlets are under serious pressure right now and so it's no surprise that they're putting out so much drivel. The Daily *cough* Mail still like to think of themselves as serious and authentic journalists but the reason the website is so littered with shit is that they have to find ways of monetizing their website - can't live on the newspapers they print alone.

And sensationalist, vacuous crap you wouldn't want to wipe you arse on sells well.