Rare 'offering to the gods' unearthed by amateur treasure hunters

Anugraha Sundaravelu
Tuesday 15 Aug 2023 12:19 pm



A team of metal detectorists on Anglesey made a stunning find (Picture: Getty)

It is every metal dectorist’s dream – finding gold.

That dream came true for a group who discovered a hoard of 15 Iron Age coins containing gold and silver in Wales.

The coins were discovered scattered across the corner of a field in Llangoed on Anglesey between July 2021 and March 2022.

They have been attributed to the Corieltavi tribe, who inhabited the modern East Midlands during the late Iron Age.

According to a statement from the National Museum of Wales, the coins were minted between 60 BC and 20 BC at three different mints across what is now Lincolnshire.

This is the first hoard of Iron Age gold coins to have been discovered in Wales.



This is the first hoard of Iron Age gold coins to have been discovered in Wales (Picture: Amgueddfa Cymru — National Museum Wales)

More:
https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/15/rare-iron-age-gold-coins-discovered-in-wales-19335345/