I was thinking perhaps the individual who buried them, was caught with a lessor
amount and received his punishment. Likely no bail at that time, so could not retrieve
his hidden treasure. Cheers, RickO
This was my thought, too. Whoever did that was not subtle- usually medieval silver coins got "clipped" or "shaved" in slighter, more gradual (and therefore less detectable) ways. For so much of the lettering to be visible on the shavings, somebody was being rather greedy!
He or she might've gotten caught, and woe was them when the nasty penalty came down.
"No bail"? Huh. In those days, no survival, more like. The Crown's men didn't play when it came to counterfeiters and money clippers back then! The owner of this hoard likely swung from the hanging tree and that's why it never got recovered.
But that certainly makes the mystery all the more intriguing.
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amount and received his punishment. Likely no bail at that time, so could not retrieve
his hidden treasure. Cheers, RickO
I was thinking perhaps the individual who buried them, was caught with a lessor
amount and received his punishment. Likely no bail at that time, so could not retrieve
his hidden treasure. Cheers, RickO
This was my thought, too. Whoever did that was not subtle- usually medieval silver coins got "clipped" or "shaved" in slighter, more gradual (and therefore less detectable) ways. For so much of the lettering to be visible on the shavings, somebody was being rather greedy!
He or she might've gotten caught, and woe was them when the nasty penalty came down.
"No bail"? Huh. In those days, no survival, more like. The Crown's men didn't play when it came to counterfeiters and money clippers back then! The owner of this hoard likely swung from the hanging tree and that's why it never got recovered.
But that certainly makes the mystery all the more intriguing.
Cheers, RickO