3000-5000 Saxon Offa coins found

Hussulo

Breaking news - a hoard of around 3000-5000 (mainly king Offa) silver coins were found during a metal detecting rally in Bucks (UK) today.

Nap

Whoa, that's a huge hoard!

More details when available please!

NiceCurrency

awesome, I want one

EVillageProwler

Since I already own a nice non-portrait Offa, I'm not sure if I should be happy about this...

The other day while bemoaning going 0-fer at the recent Spink auction, a friend reminded me that the good thing about Anglo-Saxon coins is that new ones are always being found. But 3000 to 5000 new pieces - OMG!!!

EVP

NiceCurrency

would it be fair to make a comparison of this would be like finding 3000-5000 coins of Didius Julianus?

Hussulo

Apparently 5225 coins were found!

Jinx86

Well guess its a good time for me to add one of those to my collection.

CIVITAS

Very cool. I look forward to more details.

Surely this will be declared treasure trove. I'll be curious to see how it plays out.

Hussulo

Hi Josh. I believe the local archaeologists were called in right away and took charge of the recovery. They will be deemed treasure trove. I don't know if the museum will acquire the whole lot or if some or all might be released to be sold on the open market.

lordmarcovan

Holey frijoles!

Nice action dig shots, but I hope we'll see some individual coin closeups, too.

Hussulo

A video of the finds being unearthered
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLY1YQbgdwA

luckybucks

WOW!! Those types of finds don't come along often.

Nap

From what I've heard, there may have been coins of Offa, but the hoard was mostly Cnut and Aethelred II.

My info in the States is third-hand so may not be entirely accurate.

EVillageProwler

I'll ask the CNG or Baldwin guys next week about this. Maybe they'll have more information regarding the hoard's composition.