A group of metal detectorists uncovered an extraordinary hoard of 2,584 ancient coins in a Somerset field valued at £4.3million. The 11th-century coin trove, known as the Chew Valley Hoard, is now England’s most valuable treasure find, revealing new information about the historical transition following the Norman Conquest. The set includes pennies depicting William the Conqueror and Harold II, and a number of coins of William I issued after his coronation in 1066. Adam Staples, 48, discovered the coins in 2019 with his girlfriend at the time, Lisa Grace, and five friends, but had to wait for years to secure the payout.So now, the tekkies have got their money and we will sit back and wait for the full report of the hoard (die links and all) to learn all that "new information about the historical transition following the Norman Conquest" (sic) it reveals, even though it was ripped out of ts context by the finders. This will be a monograph worth waiting for - telling about the beginning of the English nation, Eine Hervorragend Nationale Geschichte, as they say. As they were 'training' others, it would've been the perfect opportunity to teach them 'Hey, we have something big and likely important, let's re-bury, call for PAS to come running over the horizon to save the day (excavate and record the find)'. Din't happen, did it. Of course if ONLY there were a Code of Practice or two in England and Wales that say what should happen in such cases, just ... what, what's that, you say??? There is??? eh? But....
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