Hoard of 122 Anglo-Saxon pennies could fetch £180,000 at auction
by Sam Russell
Feb 09, 2024
2 minutes
A hoard of 122 Anglo-Saxon pennies, whose owner may have died fighting in the Battle of Hastings, are to be sold at auction after two metal detectorists unearthed them in a field.
It is thought the coins, discovered near Braintree in , were buried in 1066, the year of the battle between English and armies for the throne of England.
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