Treasure coin on way to museum?

[Kev]

Treasure coin on way to museum?


Published on Monday 28 May 2012 18:13

AN ANCIENT Islamic coin from the Viking era found in a pea field at Baumber constitutes treasure, an inquest has heard.

The coin, dated c.AD905, was discovered on April 4 last year by Graham Dale, while using his metal detector on land owned by John Ward of Baumber.

Deputy coroner Richard Marshall described the item as an Islamic, gilded, hand-pierced silver Dirham coin at Thursday’s inquest held in the The Old Court Room, Louth.

He added: “It is reasonable to assume it was deposited as a result of Viking activity in the area.”

The British Museum in London has expressed an interest in acquiring the coin.

[Chef Geoff]

Intriguing Why treasure, is it because it was pierced and treated as an artefact?

[Val Beechey]

Blimey, the person who buried it must have been realy hard up to hide one coin.

Sounds like the Coroner had a good imagination.