Blessed Albion! Sceptered Isle! Thou callest to my heart!

lordmarcovan

Another Anglo-Saxon cache found. *sigh*

spinaker2000

You talk funny.

lordmarcovan

Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries.

spinaker2000

NEE!!!!!

Aethelred

Oh what sad times are these when men go about saying "NEE!" to Yetis who talk funny?

lordmarcovan

I thought it was spelled " NI ".




HA!! It was!

Aethelred

<< <i>I thought it was spelled " NI ".




HA!! It was! >>




Who are you who are so wise in the ways of science?

SYRACUSIAN

Once a discovery is described as treasure trove, it becomes the property of the Crown (British government), but the finder or finders normally receive the full market value.

Half the value of the cache, supposed to be between £10,000 and £15,000 will be shared among the 37 amateur detectorists of the club, with the remainder going to Francis Armstrong, the landowner who granted permission for the group to detect on his land.



The coins bear the images of several Northumbrian kings, including Eanrad (810-840), Aethelred II (840-844), and Redwulf (c. 855).

lordmarcovan

Finally! A comment on the find, and not the Pythonesque banter!

goldrush00013

Any other theories besides the warrior one?







What's a Crofter?

0john0

I think it is too bad the the crown gets the coins and they are not able to be placed on the open market for collectors.

Sylvestius

When they say the crown gets them, it means they are technically national property, hence they will be put in museums.