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Tuesday, 27th January 2009 (4604 views)

A gold coin dating from 830 to 850 AD has been sold in Suffolk at an auction for almost £20,000.

The rare solidus coin, around the size of a 20p piece, was discovered among the possessions of a Norfolk man who passed away and was sold at auction after his daughter took it to a valuation day in November.

The coin is thought to have made its way to Anglo-Saxon England through trade.

Lockdales of Ipswich had estimated that the gold coin would sell for as much as £10,000, but it attracted a top bid of £19,300 at the auctioneers' 70th coins and collectables auction.

The coin attracted bids from around the world and was eventually purchased by an American buyer.

In other news, the UK Royal Mint has announced plans to produce a limited-edition gold coin marking the 250th anniversary of the birth of Scottish bard Robert Burns.

 

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