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The hoard fetched £90,000 at auction A hoard of 99 silver pennies, dated back to the reign of Aethelred II (978–1016), was discovered under the remains of a Saxon church demolished shortly after the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century. [9] Canterbury-St Martin's hoard: Late 6th or early 7th century: Canterbury Kent
The hoard includes almost 4,600 items and metal fragments, [8] [1] totalling 5.094 kg (11.23 lb) of gold and 1.442 kg (3.18 lb) of silver, with 3,500 cloisonné garnets [6] [9] and is the largest treasure of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver objects discovered to date, eclipsing, at least in quantity, the 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) hoard found in the Sutton Hoo ship burial in 1939.
Hoard Image Date Place of discovery Year of discovery Current Location Contents Adabrock Hoard: 1000–800BC Adabroc, . Isle of Lewis. 1910 National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh : 2 bronze socketed axeheads, 1 spearhead, 1 gouge, 1 hammer, 3 razors, fragments of decorated bronze vessel, two whetstones and beads of glass, amber and gold.
The list of Iron Age hoards in Britain comprises significant archaeological hoards of coins, jewellery, precious and scrap metal objects and other valuable items discovered in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) that are associated with the British Iron Age, approximately 8th century BC to the 1st century AD.
The list of Roman hoards in Britain comprises significant archaeological hoards of coins, jewellery, precious and scrap metal objects and other valuable items discovered in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) that are associated with period of Romano-British culture when Southern Britain was under the control of the Roman Empire, from AD 43 until about 410, as well as the subsequent ...
Map fragments were released over a month ago in Treasure Isle, allowing players to extend their gameplay by purchasing fragments that allow you to replay maps. Currently, map fragments are on sale ...
Treasure Isle has just rolled out a feature that is sure to be a smashing hit for hardcore players. You can now purchase Fragments that will allow you to replay maps that you have already completed.
A hoard of loot is a buried collection of spoils from raiding and is more in keeping with the popular idea of "buried treasure". Votive hoards are different from the above in that they are often taken to represent permanent abandonment, in the form of purposeful deposition of items, either all at once or over time for ritual purposes, without ...