Men in court over Anglo-Saxon treasure charges
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Men in court over Anglo-Saxon treasure charges
"Men in court over Leominster Anglo-Saxon treasure charges"
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ODM, I wonder if they are all detectorists or dealers or both?
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See https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/1719 ... eominster/ for more information
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Thanks for that nickeeler...nickkeeler wrote:See https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/1719 ... eominster/ for more information
Firthy77, nickeeler has answered your question.... all detectorists by the looks of it!...Firthy77 wrote:ODM, I wonder if they are all detectorists or dealers or both?
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...
"Detector men in court over Herefordshire buried treasure"
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"Detector men in court over Herefordshire buried treasure"
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Re: Men in court over Anglo-Saxon treasure charges
And again...
"Herefordshire £3m Saxon coin hoard theft accused 'in it for the money'"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-h ... r-50212972
"Herefordshire £3m Saxon coin hoard theft accused 'in it for the money'"
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Leominster hoard
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Leominster Hoard
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]
Contents
1 Discovery
2 Contents of the hoard
3 Conviction for theft
4 See also
5 References
Discovery
The hoard was discovered by metal detectorists George Powell and Layton Davies near Eye, Herefordshire, 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]
The economic value of the hoard has proved difficult to establish, as much of it is still missing and is presumed hidden or sold. One collector who bought 16 of the coins estimated the value of the whole hoard to be as much as £3 million.[4]
Conviction for theft
In 2019 the two detectorists were found guilty of theft and concealment 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.[5]
See also
List of hoards in Great Britain
Anglo-Saxon art
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Leominster Hoard
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]
Contents
1 Discovery
2 Contents of the hoard
3 Conviction for theft
4 See also
5 References
Discovery
The hoard was discovered by metal detectorists George Powell and Layton Davies near Eye, Herefordshire, 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]
The economic value of the hoard has proved difficult to establish, as much of it is still missing and is presumed hidden or sold. One collector who bought 16 of the coins estimated the value of the whole hoard to be as much as £3 million.[4]
Conviction for theft
In 2019 the two detectorists were found guilty of theft and concealment 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.[5]
See also
List of hoards in Great Britain
Anglo-Saxon art
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Re: Men in court over Anglo-Saxon treasure charges
Is this British Justice, Three men drag a policeman to his death, get thirteen years ,Three men steal coins and artefacts, One gets
ten years the other eight years ,No comparison no matter what you think about metal detecting crime.
ten years the other eight years ,No comparison no matter what you think about metal detecting crime.
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OLD NEWS . . .
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curious why its listed as viking culture