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Monday, 8th December 2008 (1276 views)

A hoard of gold coins discovered in a field in Lincolnshire may be sold to the British Museum.

The four coins and gold pellet date back around 2,000 years and could go on display in London after the British Museum expressed an interest in them, the Lincolnshire Echo reports.

Found by two metal detector enthusiasts, the items were declared treasure trove in March this year by a coroner in Lincoln and are thought to have been copied from the coinage of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great.

The gold coins were unearthed in October 2007 and are believed to date from before the Roman invasion of Britain in 43AD.

Meanwhile, a 2,000-year-old Iron Age gold torc necklace was uncovered by a man with a metal detector in a field near Newark in Nottinghamshire in 2005 has been hailed as a significant gold jewellery find.

 

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