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The Lenborough Hoard

Near Buckingham, Buckinghamshire

Over 5,000 Anglo-Saxon coins found on a club detecting day.

In December 2014 a metal detectorist on a club rally near Buckingham found a lead bucket packed with over 5,000 silver coins from the reigns of Ethelred the Unready and Cnut, about 1,000 years old. It is one of the largest Anglo-Saxon coin hoards ever found in Britain.

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When
Found 2014
Where
51.9800, -1.0000
Group
Lost treasure

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Now held by the Buckinghamshire County Museum in Aylesbury.

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