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Article: BLING FIT FOR A KING; Found in a Staffordshire field by a man with a metal detector..the biggest ever haul of Anglo-Saxon gold.(News)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 25, 2009
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Byline: STEVE MYALL
IT looks like the fabled treasure from a fairy tale. But this glittering array is just part of a vast hoard of AngloSaxon gold and silver found in a field by a man with metal detector.
Experts say the haul of about 1,500 items is worth a seven-figure sum and is the largest cache of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. It was discovered by unemployed Terry Herbert, 55, just below the surface of a field near Lichfield, Staffs, in July.
He and the field's owner will now split the substantial reward they are likely to be awarded by the ...