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==Discovery== |
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The hoard was discovered by metal detectorists George Powell and Layton Davies near in Eye, near Leominster in 2015. Under the stipulations of the [[Treasure Act 1996]] they should have reported the find within 14 days. They did not |
The hoard was discovered by metal detectorists George Powell and Layton Davies near in Eye, near Leominster in 2015. Under the stipulations of the [[Treasure Act 1996]] they should have reported the find within 14 days. They did not report the find and instead sold it to dealers, except a few individual pieces which were reported to the [[Portable Antiquities Scheme]]'s local representative, Peter Reavill.<ref name='HoardBBC' /><ref name='HoardGuardian'>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/nov/21/uk-metal-detectorists-guilty-of-theft-after-concealing-3m-treasure-hoard |title=UK metal detectorists guilty of theft after concealing £3m hoard |date=21 November 2019 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> The detectorists were illegally detecting on land owned by Lord Cawley.<ref name='HoardGuardian' /> |
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==Contents of the hoard== |
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Revision as of 13:59, 13 January 2020
| Leominster Hoard | |
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| Created | 850-900 (deposited) |
| Period/culture | Viking |
| Discovered | 2015 Eye, near Leominster, Herefordshire, England |
The Leominster hoard is a hoard of coins and jewellery dating to the Viking period found near Leominster, Herefordshire in June 2015.[1][2]
Discovery
The hoard was discovered by metal detectorists George Powell and Layton Davies near in Eye, near Leominster in 2015. Under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996 they should have reported the find within 14 days. They did not report the find and instead sold it to dealers, except a few individual pieces which were reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme's local representative, Peter Reavill.[1][3] The detectorists were illegally detecting on land owned by Lord Cawley.[3]
Contents of the hoard
Much of the hoard had been sold prior to the conviction. Antique dealers in Cardiff and London were used to sell individual items from the hoard.[2]
The hoard originally contained an estimated 300 coins, of which 31 have been recovered along with a silver ingot, a rock-crystal pendant mounted in gold wire, a gold bracelet, and a gold finger ring. The hoard was buried in the late 9th century, from which most of the objects date. The rock-crystal pendant is though to be 5th or 6th Century in date.[2]
Conviction for theft
In 2019 the two detectorists were found guilty of theft and concealement of the find. The coin dealers Simon Wicks and Paul Wells were also found guilty under the concealment charge. Powell was jailed for ten years and Layton for eight-and-a-half. Wicks was jailed for five years. Wells fell ill during the sentencing hearing and was due to be sentenced at a later hearing in December 2019.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Detectorists stole Viking hoard that 'rewrites history'". BBC News. 21 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Detectorists hid find that rewrites Anglo-Saxon history". The Guardian. 21 November 2019.
- ^ a b "UK metal detectorists guilty of theft after concealing £3m hoard". The Guardian. 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Detectorists jailed for £3m Viking hoard theft". BBC. 22 November 2019.