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A stash of 122 Anglo-Saxon pennies, found by two metal detectorists, have been sold at auction for £325,560.
The hoard was discovered near Braintree in Essex and is believed to have been buried in 1066, the year of the famous Battle of Hastings between English and Norman armies. Coin expert Bradley Hopper suggested that the owner of the coins may have died in the battle, which would explain why they were never retrieved.
The coins were sold at Noonans Mayfair in London, nearly doubling their expected sale price of up to £180,000. The money from the sale will be shared between the finders and the landowner.
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Nigel Mills, artefact and coin expert at Noonans, said after the sale: "Wow, this has exceeded all our expectations. The atmosphere in the packed saleroom was euphoric with bidders – in person and online – wanting to purchase just one example from this important collection."
The stash of 144 coins was found by the two metal detectorists in 2019. Colchester Museum and Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum purchased 16 of them - including two 11th-century Byzantine coins - after they were processed under the terms of the 1996 Treasure Act.
In late 2023, the remaining coins were disclaimed and returned to the finders. Noonans Mayfair auctioned off 122 of the coins, with the others kept by the metal detectorists.
The coins are believed to have been buried in 1066, not long after they were minted. The most expensive coin sold was a very rare one from the Hastings mint. It was bought by an online bidder for £24,000, which is four times more than its expected price of
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