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Saxon king could sell for £15,000 at auction

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"Rare 1,300-year-old coin featuring the face of an obscure Saxon king could sell for £15,000 at auction after the owner spent three years trying to prove its historical importance"

You'll like this one... :g50:
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That's a great find and an even better story. reminds me of the Roman coin of Domitian II. Seems everyone at the time of the first coin being discovered, thought it to be a forgery as nobody had heard of this usurper. that is until a second coin turned up in a hoard about 100 years later :g50:
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What a fantastic find :g50:
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Fabulous find - this is what detecting is all about - HISTORY !! :g38: :g50:
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And again...

"Treasure hunter proves experts wrong over Saxon coin and rewrites history"

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/0 ... 1580546271
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What a fantastic find, superb coin :g38:
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And again...

"Rare 1,300-year-old coin featuring the face of an obscure Saxon king sells for £32,000 at auction after the owner spent three years trying to prove its historical importance"

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech ... 8-000.html
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“ It had been expected to sell at auction in London for £15,000 but went under the hammer for £32,000.

With auction house fees added on the total price paid by the buyer was £41,200.“


Wow, that’s a good earner for the auction house
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