Biggest haul of Roman gold in Britain could have been found

Telegraph ^ | 10-16-11

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Britain's biggest haul of Roman gold, worth millions of pounds, could have been found in Worcestershire by a treasure hunter.

Details of the treasure remained sketchy and the identity of the lucky metal detecting enthusiast has not been revealed.

But it is understood Worcestershire County Council and the county coroner have been informed because of the potential archaeological significance.

The treasure, found at Bredon Hill, the site of an Iron Age fort in Worcestershire, is already being compared with the Staffordshire Hoard, the country's biggest ever find of Anglo Saxon gold.

It netted lucky Terry and local farmer Fred Johnson a whopping £1.6 million each after being unearthed in a muddy field at Hammerwich, near Brownhills, West Midlands.

Dr Roger White, an expert in Roman archaeology from the University of Birmingham, described the possibility of a new find in Bredon as "exciting".

"As well as potentially valuable pieces, these coins are historic documents, and they can tell a story on their own," he said.

"Bredon Hill is not a major hub of Roman activity, but it does sit between the settled areas of two tribes, while Worcester has a Roman foundation, and was a major focus of iron production.

"Hoards like this potential one in Bredon are always intriguing and the whole buried treasure thing captures the imagination.

"And from an historical point of view, it is exciting. This could give us enormous amounts of information."

[ml/nj]

Britain's biggest haul of Roman gold, worth millions of pounds

We're talking about two dozen pounds of gold here.

ML/NJ

[youngidiot]

One of your cousins, no doubt. Probably the idiot cousin too. He’ll want to be paid in ones, for the topless bar.

[colorado tanker]

ping

[Terry Mross]

Not enough to bring down the price?

[Immerito]

Hey! That’s mine! Put my emergency fund back where you found it!

[SunkenCiv]

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[LibWhacker]

Apart from any taxes that are due, when the value of everything is added up, how much does the treasure hunter get to keep? The laws seem to be a bit unfair to treasure hunters.

[marsh2]

So, why didn’t the Romans invent banks?