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Strange But True Crime: The buried Herefordshire Hoard surrounded by treachery and greed

· 783 words · By Nicola Goodwin
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“A treasure-trove of gold and silver is laid out on a small table in a back office in London.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Herefordshire Hoard is a hoard of coins and jewellery dating to the Viking period found near Leominster, Herefordshire in June 2015. The find was not declared as required under the Treasure Act 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herefordshire_hoard
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Shrewsbury Hoard (also known as the Shropshire Hoard) is a hoard of 9,315 bronze Roman coins discovered by a metal detectorist in a field near Shrewsbury, Shropshire in August 2009. The coins wer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrewsbury_Hoard
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork yet found. It consists of almost 4,600 items and metal fragments, amounting to a total of 5.1 kg (11 lb) of gold, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire_Hoard
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“The coins and jewellery lay undisturbed, buried in the Herefordshire countryside by a Viking warrior in the Ninth Century.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Herefordshire Hoard is a hoard of coins and jewellery dating to the Viking period found near Leominster, Herefordshire in June 2015. The find was not declared as required under the Treasure Act 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herefordshire_hoard
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of hoards in Ireland comprises the significant archaeological hoards of coins, jewellery, metal objects, scrap metal and other valuable items that have been discovered on the island of Irelan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hoards_in_Ireland
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork yet found. It consists of almost 4,600 items and metal fragments, amounting to a total of 5.1 kg (11 lb) of gold, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire_Hoard
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“The hoard is valued at more than £3m.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Herefordshire Hoard is a hoard of coins and jewellery dating to the Viking period found near Leominster, Herefordshire in June 2015. The find was not declared as required under the Treasure Act 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herefordshire_hoard
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leominster ( LEM-stər) is a market town in Herefordshire, England; it is located at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater. The town is 12 miles (19 kilometres) north o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leominster
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Noonans Mayfair, formerly Dix Noonan Webb, is an auction house based in London. It specialises in coins, medals, jewellery and paper money. Since being established, the firm has sold over 400,000 lots…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noonans_Mayfair
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“Only 31 of an estimated 300 coins of the discovery have been recovered.”
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“The gold and silver was hidden under the earth for about 11 centuries when Welsh metal detectorists discovered it in a field near Leominster in June 2015.”
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“The hoard is believed to have been taken from the Anglo-Saxons by Vikings and buried for safekeeping at about 878 AD.”
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“Powell and Davies should have declared the find legally.”
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“The jewellery was carefully wrapped in tissue paper but stored in a plastic cake box.”
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“One of the coins is double-headed, showing two rulers of England in the Ninth Century.”
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“Historians believe that Ceolwulf II was written out of history by Alfred's followers.”
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“Police believe they are in the hands of organised crime gangs around the world.”
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