Comments on: Britain’s biggest ever Iron Age gold coins hoard goes on display http://www.ukseries.com/blog/2011/06/britains-biggest-ever-iron-age-gold-coins-hoard-goes-on-display/ From the team behind UKseries.com Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:05:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: trev http://www.ukseries.com/blog/2011/06/britains-biggest-ever-iron-age-gold-coins-hoard-goes-on-display/#comment-6125 trev Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:21:52 +0000 http://www.ukseries.com/blog/?p=11289#comment-6125 As I understand it, the coins were held by a government dept until they could be declared as treasure trove or not. In this case it seems they weren't treasure trove and thus belonged equally to the landowner and the finder according to English common law (under the "law of finders"). The museum then bought them from said people for display. As I understand it, the coins were held by a government dept until they could be declared as treasure trove or not.

In this case it seems they weren’t treasure trove and thus belonged equally to the landowner and the finder according to English common law (under the “law of finders”). The museum then bought them from said people for display.

]]> By: Devon Caravan Parks http://www.ukseries.com/blog/2011/06/britains-biggest-ever-iron-age-gold-coins-hoard-goes-on-display/#comment-6121 Devon Caravan Parks Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:15:01 +0000 http://www.ukseries.com/blog/?p=11289#comment-6121 Just got one quick question, who hoarded them all this time? Was it a private individual or an institution? Just got one quick question, who hoarded them all this time? Was it a private individual or an institution?

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