Print Page - Pensioner charged by police after after Viking coins worth £1m discovered

Title: Pensioner charged by police after after Viking coins worth £1m discovered
Post by: Imperial Dave on Aug 20, 2021, 09:10 AM

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/pensioner-charged-police-after-after-21356505

good grief!!!

Title: Re: Pensioner charged by police after after Viking coins worth £1m discovered
Post by: Duncan Head on Aug 20, 2021, 10:16 AM

Wasn't there another thread recently mentioning Ceolwulf coins that suggested his status had been under-reported?

Title: Re: Pensioner charged by police after after Viking coins worth £1m discovered
Post by: Duncan Head on Aug 20, 2021, 10:41 AM

Ah yes - I was remembering https://forum.soa.org.uk/index.php?topic=2551

Title: Re: Pensioner charged by police after after Viking coins worth £1m discovered
Post by: Jim Webster on Aug 20, 2021, 11:28 AM

Heard a discussion somewhere on the radio when driving. The coins could have significance for our interpretation of the period

Title: Re: Pensioner charged by police after after Viking coins worth £1m discovered
Post by: Imperial Dave on Aug 20, 2021, 11:44 AM

Quote from: Duncan Head on Aug 20, 2021, 10:41 AM
Ah yes - I was remembering https://forum.soa.org.uk/index.php?topic=2551

well remembered!

SoA Forum