A bird lover in the UK accidentally discovered the largest treasure of Celtic Gold coins in the UK when he was out bird watching not long ago. (Courtesy of Treasure Hunt Magazine)
A British man was out bird watching not long ago when he accidentally found a freshly plowed field shimmering with gold. He thought it was just an old metal washer, but never thought it would be a 2,000-year-old Celtic gold coin, and later dug up a total of about 1,300 of them, worth more than 800,000 pounds, a find that promises to be the largest treasure of Celtic gold coins.
The lucky 50-year-old man, who wishes to remain anonymous, said in an interview with Treasure Hunting Magazine that he had gone bird watching in eastern England and was watching the sight of two magpies attacking a large bald eagle with the help of binoculars. When the birds faded from view, he looked down and noticed something shiny in the recently plowed land.
So, the same hobby of archaeology, he curiously bent down to pick up a small, dirty-looking round piece, at first thought it was just a piece of ancient metal spacer, wiping away the dust on it to find a precious Celtic gold coin, and then found a second one about 60 cm away, so immediately rushed Home to take out the metal detector to return to the original place to explore.
As expected, the detector received a “super signal”, and after digging down to a depth of about 42 cm, he dug up something that looked like a copper bracelet, which was actually the bottom of the urn where the gold coins were stored. He spent several hours, slowly digging out the urn and gently lifting it, a pile of ancient gold coins rolled out, a total of about 1,300 pieces.
A bird lover in Britain accidentally found about 1,300 Celtic gold coins when he was out bird watching not long ago. (Courtesy of Treasure Hunt Magazine)
“I will never forget this scene!” The man couldn’t help but exclaim, “I just went out for a walk and I dug up a bunch of Celtic treasure.” He said he had to sit down to catch his breath.
He said a passing neighbor walking his dog jokingly shouted, “Did you find the gold?” He was in disbelief at the Time, then he used two oversized plastic bags to carry the gold coins home, and notified the relevant units to check. He described that this windfall will change his Life.
The experts identified these gold coins dating back to 40 to 50 years AD, quite rare and valuable, each worth about 650 pounds, the total value of 1,300 pieces up to 845,000 pounds.
Experts estimate that these gold coins may come from the mid-first century, when the Celtic Queen Budicca (Budicca) was at war with the Roman army, these gold coins are likely to be prepared for future eastern battles.
The accidental discovery of the treasure is currently being handled in accordance with the Treasure Act 1996 (Treasure Act 1996) collection, the investigating officer will decide whether the discoverer must sell the gold coins to the museum at a fixed price, or can keep them, but all the proceeds must be shared with the owner of the discovery.
It is understood that the number of Celtic gold coins found is expected to break the record. The previous record was 850 Celtic gold coins found by another finder at Wickham Market in Suffolk in 2008.
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