Iron Age Coins in Britain

Britain, Iron Age and Melsonby Hoard

‘Exceptional’ Iron Age hoard unlocks secrets of life in Britain 2,000 years ago

A hoard of Iron Age artifacts discovered by a metal detectorist could alter our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago, researchers have said.

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'Exceptional' hoard of 800 Iron Age artifacts found mysteriously burned and buried in UK field

An Iron Age hoard discovered in England is on a "kind of scale and size that is exceptional for Britain and probably even Europe."

ZME Science on MSN · 17h

Metal detectorist finds 800 ancient artifacts buried in northern England that could rewrite Iron Age Britain

Near the British village of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, history lay hidden beneath the soil—muddy and forgotten for 2,000 years. Then came the ping of a metal detector. What followed was the unearthing of one of the largest Iron Age hoards ever discovered in Britain.

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Metal detectorist unwittingly discovers strange hoard of hundreds of ancient objects: 'Rarely seen'

British archaeologists recently uncovered a remarkable collection of two-millennia-old artifacts dating back to the Iron Age, ...

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I made the best discovery of my career but couldn't tell anyone for four years

An unsuspecting metal detectorist partaking in his hobby uncovered a huge hoard of Iron Age items buried in two ditches.

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Iron Age coin of the Corieltavi

Inscriptions on Iron Age coins are the first evidence of writing in Britain.This gold stater coin was one of 5294 British Iron Age and Roman coins excavated at a Late Iron Age ...

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Iron Age

Throughout the Iron Age there is evidence for extensive ... with the best example at Mousa on Shetland. The first coins found in Britain were gold and minted in France. Around 80-60 BC, ...

Daily Mail14d

Mystery behind world's largest Iron Age Celtic hoard 'SOLVED': Experts reveal why £4million haul of 70,000 coins and jewellery found in 2012 was buried in Jersey

More than a decade ago, metal detectorists Reg Mead and Richard Miles unearthed what proved to be the world's largest Iron Age Celtic hoard. They found 70,000 silver coins, 11 gold torques (neck ...

Smithsonian Magazine9h

Treasure Trove of 800 ‘Exceptional’ Iron Age Artifacts Discovered in England

The collection, which dates to the first century C.E., includes items ranging from elaborately decorated horse harnesses to ...

Archaeologists stunned by one of Britain's biggest Iron Age hoards which could rewrite history

One of the largest and most significant Iron Age hoards ever discovered in the UK has been unveiled. It will likely reshape ...

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Trove of 800 Iron Age Objects Unearthed in England

The find sheds new light on the wealth and status of elites living in Northern Britain, as well as previously unknown trading ...

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