The gold vault is considered one of the most valuable coin collections in the world: not only is it made of gold, it also belongs to the Celtic civilization that disappeared 2 millennia ago, so it has archaeological value. huge neck.
The anonymous man found the trove of gold coins in an undisclosed rural area of England, by pure chance. When walking on the edge of a field and seeing two evil birds trying to attack an eagle, he stopped to watch. As he left, he looked down at his feet and accidentally saw a piece of metal glistening in the sunlight.
Close-up of 2 Celtic period gold coins – Photo: Treasure Hunting
Although he thought it was just a useless piece of iron, he still picked it up to examine it out of habit, because he was also an amateur “treasure hunter”. He was completely shocked to discover that it was a gold coin, with Celtic symbols that he was familiar with when learning about archeology. The second coin is a few steps away. “It was a newly plowed field, perhaps the plow revealed gold coins” – the man interviewed on Treasure Hunting.
This may be one of the largest gold treasures in the world – Photo: Treasure Hunting
After going home to get a metal detector, the man returned and dug up a total of 1,300 precious Celtic gold coins. The gold vault is only about 46 cm deep, in a bronze chest.
Ancient Origins newspaper said the unnamed man decided to notify the local specialized agency about the gold vault, where the treasure will be handled in a way that balances the interests of the discoverer and the land owner. and social benefits under the UK Treasure Act, enacted in 1996.
