Don't mean to attack a fellow classical scholar, but this seems like a sad story of neglecting the archaeological record its value as historic source. 🏺 Find ensemble: split up & to be sold. 🔍 Find context: undocumented. 💡 Find interpretation: imagined. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Professor finds Iron Age coin ...
Professor finds Iron Age coin hoard near Bury St Edmunds

Tom Licence says he feels a personal connection to the coins, which are to be auctioned.

This here seems to be the publicly available @[email protected] info on that #BuryStEdmunds hoard, listing a total of 17 gold Iron Age coins - while the BBC article mentions 18 (h/t and thanks to M. Pilekić): finds.org.uk/database/art...

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Record ID: SF-03C894 - IRON AGE coin hoard

Circumstances of discovery: The hoard was found during metal detecting

The Portable Antiquities Scheme