Largest ever Anglo-Saxon gold hoard discovered

[Doppelgänger]

I would guess the find would be in the millions rather than the thousands. It is just a guess- but if the treasure hunter could get a seven figure sum, does this means he would get the total value of the find, or a percentage?

In addition, as far as I can work out, he would only ever get something if somebody actually bought it, I'm not sure he's allowed to keep it.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Wonder what the inscription means?

 

[Crispy]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/finds/3944380308/in/set-72157622378376316/
The suitably warlike inscription, mis-spelt in places, is probably from the Book of Numbers Ch. 10 v 35 and reads:
"Surge domine et dissipentur inimici tui et fugiant qui oderunt te a facie tua", which is apparently roughly equivalent to:
"Rise up O Lord, and may thy enemies be dispersed and those who hate the be driven from thy face."

 

[bi0boy]

I would guess the find would be in the millions rather than the thousands. It is just a guess- but if the treasure hunter could get a seven figure sum, does this means he would get the total value of the find, or a percentage?

In addition, as far as I can work out, he would only ever get something if somebody actually bought it, I'm not sure he's allowed to keep it.

It's now owned by the queen and the government will pay the market value of it which is usually split between the finder and land owner:

When treasure has vested in the Crown and is to be transferred to a museum, the Secretary of State is required to determine whether a reward should be paid by the museum before the transfer to the finder or any other person involved in the finding of the treasure, the occupier of the land at the time of the find, or any person who had an interest in the land at the time of the find or has had such an interest at any time since then. If the Secretary of State determines that a reward should be paid, he or she must also determine the market value of the treasure (assisted by the Treasure Valuation Committee), the amount of the reward (which cannot exceed the market value), to whom the reward should be paid and, if more than one person should be paid, how much each person should receive. link

 

[FreddyB]

It's now owned by the queen and the government will pay the market value of it which is usually split between the finder and land owner:

In practice it's bought by a museum or a number of museums. If they either don't want it or can't afford it then the finder/land owner can sell it.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/finds/3944380308/in/set-72157622378376316/
The suitably warlike inscription, mis-spelt in places, is probably from the Book of Numbers Ch. 10 v 35 and reads:
"Surge domine et dissipentur inimici tui et fugiant qui oderunt te a facie tua", which is apparently roughly equivalent to:
"Rise up O Lord, and may thy enemies be dispersed and those who hate the be driven from thy face."

aha, so who's the be?

 

[Gingerman]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2009/sep/24/heritage-archaeology?picture=353388016 would love to get into metal detecting if I had the time,often see metal detectors on the banks of the Thames when the tide is out.Went to the London Museum a few weeks ago,there was a long table laid out with loads of stuff which'd been found by metal detectors by the Thames over the years facinating stuff.

 

[boohoo]

I wonder if he moved it out of the ground - that is, although it's an amazing find, it loses some of it's usefulness when removed out of cocntext. However I know, I'd be reluctant to leave that stuff lying around just to get the archeologist in.

 

[Crispy]

aha, so who's the be?

nice guy. doesn't post much any more


boohoo - from what I've read, no. he got in touch with archaeologists and they did a proper dig

 

[DownwardDog]

aha, so who's the be?

Swappies, probably.