Nice find. Too bad they have the Treasure Act and others in the Uk.
Posted on 03/16/2008 11:22:06 AM PDT by BGHater
Rare Roman gold coins regarded as "priceless" by experts have been unearthed in Derbyshire.
The coins, which date back to AD 286, were discovered by Derrick Fretwell while he was out digging near Ashbourne.
After an internet search failed to shed any light on his discovery, he turned to Derby Museum who, in turn, sought help from experts at the British Museum in London.
Their studies have revealed that one of the coins has never been classified before and the other is the first example to be found since 1975.
The museum's Sam Moorhead, an expert in Roman antiquities, said: "These are the two most stunning coins I have ever seen and I have looked at over 30,000.
"Ethically, I am not allowed to put a valuation on them but I reckon they are priceless."
Mr Fretwell, in line for a huge windfall from his find, said: "To find out that one of the coins had never been seen before is amazing."
Nice find. Too bad they have the Treasure Act and others in the Uk.
Ping
If they’re priceless how is he gonna get any money for em?
Looks like he will lose ownership to "The Crown". Sorry big guy.
Yep. Too bad it doesn’t apply. Right there in section one. By definition a coin is not treasure.
This is set out in detail in the Code of Practice. To summarise:
where the finder has permission to be on the land, the rewards should continue to be paid in full to him or her (the burden of proof as to whether he or she has permission will rest with the finder). If the finder makes an agreement with the occupier/landowner to share a reward, the Secretary of State will normally follow it;
if the finder does not remove the whole of a find from the ground but allows archaeologists to excavate the remainder of the find, the original finder will normally be eligible for a reward for the whole find;
rewards will not normally be payable when the find is made by an archaeologist;
where the finder has committed an offence in relation to a find, or has trespassed, or has not followed best practice as set out in the Code of Practice, he or she may expect no reward at all or a reduced reward. Landowners and occupiers will be eligible for rewards in such cases.
How long will it take before I receive my reward?
Who will receive the reward?
This is set out in detail in the Code of Practice. To summarise:
where the finder has permission to be on the land, the rewards should continue to be paid in full to him or her (the burden of proof as to whether he or she has permission will rest with the finder). If the finder makes an agreement with the occupier/landowner to share a reward, the Secretary of State will normally follow it;
if the finder does not remove the whole of a find from the ground but allows archaeologists to excavate the remainder of the find, the original finder will normally be eligible for a reward for the whole find;
rewards will not normally be payable when the find is made by an archaeologist;
where the finder has committed an offence in relation to a find, or has trespassed, or has not followed best practice as set out in the Code of Practice, he or she may expect no reward at all or a reduced reward. Landowners and occupiers will be eligible for rewards in such cases.
The Code of Practice states that you should receive a reward within one year of your having delivered your find, although this may take longer in the case of very large finds or those that present special difficulties. If no museum wants to acquire the find it should be disclaimed within 6 months or within 3 months if it is a single object.
Hrm...seems I need to read a bit more. Depends now on how good his lawyer is.
Oh! there WILL be a price... priceless is just rhetoric..
Ping.....
He should have kept him mouth shut and listed the coins on eBay! sarc/
Oh, he’ll get paid. Then he’ll turn it all back in taxes.
Do they still work in Italian vending machines?
Don’t you hate that, just when I was going to refill my wineskin and get some corn meal.
do they have chocolate inside?
They don’t say whose name is on the coins and the image is small, but it looks like it’s probably that of Carausius (286-293), a usurper in Britain who was never officially recognized by the emperors Diocletian and Maximian.
Yes, it is.
With a CONCORDIA MILITUM reverse.
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