The torcs earned their finder a reward of almost £500,000
Posted on 09/02/2011 5:31:05 PM PDT by decimon
A hoard of gold Iron Age torcs found near Stirling is among the highlights of the sixth annual Scottish Treasure Trove report.
The torcs - which earned the finder a reward of £462,000 - were found in 2009 but reported to the Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer last year.
Other "outstanding" finds were a gold button unearthed in Perth and Kinross and a Papal Bulla found in Fife.
Discoveries were also made in East Lothian and the Scottish Borders.
The report covers the period from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 and details finds dealt with by the remembrancer and the Scottish Archaeological Finds Allocation Panel.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
Money torcs ping.
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Prettier than their name — torc. That sounds like an engine part!
"If you ha'nt got a penny,
then a ha' penny will do..."
"If you ha'nt got a penny,
then a ha' penny will do..."
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Thanks decimon and wolfman23601....found in 2009 but reported to the Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer last year.To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. |
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scotland ping.
What are the rules pertaining to treasure in the UK? Does the Crown own all found monies? Inquiring minds want to know.
"Under Scots law, the Crown can claim any archaeological objects found in Scotland.
Finders have no ownership rights and must report any objects to the Treasure Trove Unit."
Sure are. The rightmost one looks to be fairly intricate of design.
Well, I dug around in my garden tonight and all I found were 2 kinds of potatoes! Of course, I was digging in the potato bed.
That's what I was trying to remember when I saw this silver half penny at the link to the original article about the Scottish treasure trove.
The crown claims it but the finder is compensated to the full market value. The guy that found the Staffordshire Hoard will happily testify to that!
They’re beautiful.
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