guy Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 (edited) We've discussed this spectacular coin find before. Here's an interesting video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlwae3okhbc...feature=related Here's the video background: 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 Edited June 7, 2012 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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