Anglo-Saxon coins: Illegally held hoard rewrites English history
Anglo-Saxon coins, taken from an undeclared Viking hoard, were touted to international collectors.
Source: bbc.co.uk
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US expert tells trial he thought Viking hoard coins on offer were fake
A jury has heard how the would-be seller of rare highly-valuable coins from a Viking hoard tried to tout them to an American expert and collector.
Source: thenorthernecho.co.uk
Sting operation to stop Viking coin hoard being sold, court hears
Undercover officers carried out a sting operation to stop a historically important Viking hoard of coins worth £766,000 being sold to an American…
Source: herefordtimes.com
Sting operation employed to stop Viking coin hoard being sold
Undercover officers carried out a sting operation to stop a historically important Viking hoard of coins worth £766,000 being sold to an American…
Source: lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
Two men conspired to sell hoard of Viking-era silver coins worth £760,000
Collectors Craig Best and Roger Pilling deny conspiracy to sell criminal property, namely 9th century Anglo-Saxon minted coins which had not been declared as treasure, jurors were told.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Undercover police sting halted sale of Viking coins to fictitious US buyer, court told
Two men deny conspiring to sell criminal property in the form of rare coins from Herefordshire Hoard
Source: thenationalnews.com