In the 1990s, a famous large treasure was discovered in England - the Hawkson treasure, named after an ancient village in Suffolk, eastern England.
In November 1992, Eric Rouse decided to renovate the house. He asked for help from friends and neighbors to quickly complete the job.
Peter Watling, one of the neighbors who came to help, said that his hammer might have been left in the Rouse yard. Rouse searched the yard for a long time but could not find it, so he finally used a metal detector to find it.
The detector soon started beeping somewhere in the yard, Rouse thought that this was where the hammer was buried so he quickly took out the tool and started digging. After about half a meter, there was no trace of the hammer but the alarm of the detector still sounded. The sound aroused Rouse's curiosity so he continued digging down.
The deeper he dug, the louder the sound of the machine became. When he reached a depth of about 1.5 meters, Rouse discovered that it was an ancient silver coin. He picked it up and observed it closely, realizing that it was a silver coin from ancient Rome.
Although the color had faded due to being buried in the ground for many years, the patterns and human head on this "antique" were not difficult to recognize. Rouse continued to dig around and found many ancient coins, silver spoons and jewelry.
Realizing that this appeared to be a long-buried "treasure", Rouse stopped work and reported it to the authorities. Experts immediately arrived and began excavation. Using professional equipment and experienced staff, the excavation took less than a day.
Rouse's prediction was correct, there was indeed treasure buried in the courtyard. They included 14,191 silver coins, 565 gold coins, more than 20 bronze coins, and many other gold and silver jewelry and handicrafts.
Ancient Roman gold coins were minted between 394 and 405 AD. These solid gold ornaments were supposed to have been studded with precious stones, but since they were more portable and valuable, they were probably removed by the owner.
In addition, the treasure also contained pure gold nuggets weighing up to 250kg. Archaeologists speculate that this treasure was buried around the beginning of the 5th century AD.
The treasure includes many ancient silver and gold coins and valuable jewelry.
Initially, they were kept in a large box, but over time, the box rotted and the treasures inside were scattered everywhere. In order not to miss anything, experts used metal detectors to carefully go around the area and found some scattered gold and silver coins.
Of course, during this investigation, Watling's hammer was also found.
At that time, the treasure was valued at about 1.75 million pounds (equivalent to 52 billion VND).
Under British law, if treasures go unclaimed, they belong to the state. Since the treasures were buried for more than 1,000 years before they were discovered by Rouse, it is obviously difficult to confirm their true owners. Therefore, they belong to the state. However, the finder can receive a large reward from the relevant organizations.
This batch of treasures was collected by the British Museum, so the reward money was paid by them. The museum paid Rouse 1.25 million pounds (about 38 billion VND).
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