In England, discovered an old treasure worth 5 million pounds

In England, a couple of lucky, using metal detectors, stumbled upon an amazing treasure. They found silver coins dating back to the time when the famous Battle of Hastings took place (1066). It is believed that this discovery will turn them into millionaires in one night and will bite the elbows of adventurers from around the world.

The lucky ones are Adam Staples and his girlfriend Lisa Grace from Derby. They found the treasure, exploring the unplowed field. The exact location of the treasure was not made public, it is only known that it is in the region of northeast Somerset. The couple immediately realized that they had stumbled upon something interesting, and having unearthed it, they realized that they had made a "stunning discovery."

Adam and Lisa extracted 2,571 silver coins of almost a thousand years ago, which are in excellent condition. The Daily Mail writes that the treasure consists of coins of King Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king, and coins of William the Conqueror. Harold II ruled the state for only nine months, and then died at the Battle of Hastings. He was replaced by Norman William I.

The newspaper reports that on each coin there is a name of the person who minted it, a mark on when and where it was issued. Some of the coins dating back to the reign of Harold II were previously unknown. The find added new information to understanding the financial system of England from the period before the Norman conquest.

It is believed that the coins were buried somewhere between 1066 and 1070. Most likely, they were the property of a wealthy person, possibly of noble origin. Since the banking system did not exist at that time, the owner decided to keep them in the ground. The years after the Battle of Hastings were very turbulent, and it is possible that the owner was killed.

The spouses reported the treasure to the competent authorities what was necessary to do according to the law. From that moment, the find was transferred to the British Museum. Over the past seven months, experts studied them and were amazed that the couple found them using metal detectors.

Currently, Adam and Lisa are waiting for their discovery to be officially recognized as a national treasure. According to experts, if the find is declared a treasure, "the museum must compensate the spouses for the value of the discovery, the landowner on whose land this happened also has the right to 50% of the proceeds in cash."

In addition, museums will be required to bid at auction. If the authorities do not declare the coins treasures, they will be returned to the couple, they will be able to sell them at a private auction. In either case, Lisa and Adam can become incredibly wealthy.

Coins from the reign of William I can cost around £ 1,000 ($ 1,220) and £ 1,500 ($ 1,800). According to Nigel Mills, a specialist at the Dix Noonan Webb auction, "King Harold II's coins are more unique than William's coins and can cost between 2,000 and 4,000 pounds each." That is, each coin costs from 2,400 to 5,000 dollars. It is estimated that the value of the entire treasure is from 3 to 5 million British pounds or from 4 to 6 million US dollars.

The find is certainly very large, but it is not the most expensive ever found in England. The Staffordshire treasure is considered the most expensive.

It contained money and gold bars of the Anglo-Saxon period and was discovered near the city of Stoke-on-Trent in 2009.