Posted on 09/04/2022 2:15:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin
LONDON, UK — An English household literally uncovered a buried treasure, and they'll likely get a pretty penny for it.
During a renovation of their 18th-century home in 2019, the residents came across a salt-glazed earthenware cup stuck beneath the concrete and floorboards.
When they looked inside, they discovered more than 260 gold coins.
The auction house Spink & Son issued a statement calling this one of the largest hoards of 17th and 18th century English gold coins ever confirmed in Britain.
It reads:
[Obverse] JACOBUS (James) D.G. (Deo Gratia) MAG(na) BRI(tannia) FR(ance) ET (and) HI(bernia, i.e. Ireland) REX (King)
[Reverse] FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM UNAM (I will make of them one people) from Ezekiel 37:22.
Coin was commonly called a "Jacobus".
Magna Brittannia? Darn. I was hoping it was MAGA Brittania.
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