ACNS Blog » Ancient http://www.accoins.org/blog The official blog of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society. Wed, 26 May 2010 16:06:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Huge Iron Age haul of coins found http://www.accoins.org/blog/2009/01/18/huge-iron-age-haul-of-coins-found/ http://www.accoins.org/blog/2009/01/18/huge-iron-age-haul-of-coins-found/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:06:32 +0000 jasonogrady http://www.accoins.org/blog/?p=113
The haul of coins (Photo: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service)

The 824 gold staters were found in a broken pottery jar

One of the UK’s largest hauls of Iron Age gold coins has been found in Suffolk.

The 824 so-called staters were found in a broken pottery jar buried in a field near Wickham Market using a metal detector.

Jude Plouviez, of the Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, said the coins dated from 40BC to AD15.

They are thought to have been minted by predecessors of the Iceni Queen Boudicca.

Ms Plouviez said their value when in circulation had been estimated at a modern equivalent of between £500,000 and £1m, but they were likely to be worth less than that now.

Courtesy of the BBC

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