A secret stash of gold coins dating back to King Henry VIII's reign have been found in an English garden.

Experts think a priest could have hidden the coins back in the 1540s.

The treasure was unearthed when a family were weeding their garden in the New Forest district of Hampshire.

Some of the coins date back to the 1400s and some show depictions of the infamous Henry VIII and Kind Edward IV.

King Henry VIII’s reigned over England from 1509 till 1547 when he died.

The stash contains 63 gold coins and one silver coin that were minted over a period of 100 years.





It's likely they were being used as currency in the late 15th to the 16th centuries before being buried for safe keeping.

Four of the rare gold coins depicting Henry VIII also have the initials of three of his wives inscribed on them.

The initials seem to stand for his first three wives Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour.

It seems that Henry VIII wanted to put the initials of whoever his wife was at the time on his coins but stopped this practice after Jane.

Henry famously divorced Catherine, beheaded Anne and lost Jane when she died after giving birth to their son.

The family who found the treasure contacted the British Museum because of its Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) that works with people in the UK who find important artefacts.

The British Museum said in a statement: "63 gold coins and 1 silver coin of Edward IV through to Henry VIII, and deposited in about 1540, were uncovered in the New Forest area, Hampshire as the finders pulled out weeds in their garden.

"Ranging across nearly a century, dating from the late 15th to early 16th centuries, the hoard includes four coins from Henry VIII’s reign, unusually featuring the initials of his wives Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour.

"The total value of the coins far exceeds the average annual wage in the Tudor period, but it is not yet clear whether this was a saving hoard which was regularly deposited into or if the coins were buried all at once."

Barrie Cook, a curator of medieval and early modern coins at the British Museum, told The Guardian that the value of the coins was around £24 in the Tudor period.

The equates to $18,600 (£14,000) today.

However, they're now considered priceless and invaluable artefacts.

Experts think a merchant or clergy member buried the coins when they were trying to hide their wealth.

The golden coins are just one of 47,000 finds documented by the PAS this year.

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/13448494/gold-coins-found-in-garden-tudor/

1400?!

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The initials seem to stand for his first three wives Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour.

I can remember this rhyme about the fates of the 6 wives he married;

Divorced, Beheaded, Died
Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.

Catherine of Aragon was part of the origin and history of the Anglican Church.
And her parents played historical roles in the conquest of moors in Spain (Castilles and Aragon) And Christopher Columbus discovery of American continent

Experts think a merchant or clergy member buried the coins when they were trying to hide their wealth.

Hmmm...

A secret is simply a delayed news.

Karlifate:


Hmmm...

A secret is simply a delayed news.

Not true, i will take your secret to my grave. I do not spill, even when my eyes sees. Bring a gun, point at me, i will tell you i do not know. That's just me.

sylve11:


Not true, i will take your secret to my grave. I do not spill, even when my eyes sees. Bring a gun, point at me, i will tell you i do not know. That's just me.

An exception does not nullify the majority.

Besides, I made a comment based on the post I quoted.

The vintage value of the gold coins is greater than its monetary value.

Omo make I come bury the few of Nigerian coin in our place and leave the map for my

Dracking:
Omo make I come bury the few of Nigerian coin in our place and leave the map for my

for where

Thoryeeb:
for where

I go tell you. You wan harvest my coin. Hahahahaha

Dracking:
I go tell you. You wan harvest my coin. Hahahahaha

Orisirisi

E don tey men dey hide wealth.It is an act of foolishness to me. Nigeria Politicians will never learn.

This one na palliative!

The vintage value of the gold coins is greater than its monetary value.

Return those Golds to Ghana or Zamfara, they were stolen items

Material things

sylve11:


Not true, i will take your secret to my grave. I do not spill, even when my eyes sees. Bring a gun, point at me, i will tell you i do not know. That's just me.

Oya keep this secret to your grave
Most guys here just can't wait to fvck @Zzor just cuz of her Savage replies

Lights up my kpoli in peace

The person wey discover this thing don blow o... Especially if na Naija guy!

Oyibo person fit just free am but if na Naija guy forgerrit... You must settle him!

Do they still have any value?

They look cheap.

Dreyton36:


Oya keep this secret to your grave
Most guys here just can't wait to fvck @Zzor just cuz of her Savage replies

Lights up my kpoli in peace

You talk too much

CalliDora1:
Do they still have any value?

They look cheap.

Try and read na.
E no hard.
No be tomorrow u jump inside concorde benz call am c350 .

GayPontiff:




Try and read na.
E no hard.
No be tomorrow u jump inside concorde benz call am c350 .

It's too long jor. At least, you read it. So you can tell me.

Nice

Amotolongbo:
I can remember this rhyme about the fates of the 6 wives he married;

Divorced, Beheaded, Died
Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.

Catherine of Aragon was part of the origin and history of the Anglican Church.
And her parents played historical roles in the conquest of moors in Spain (Castilles and Aragon) And Christopher Columbus discovery of American continent

An expert in Tudor history...

I can't believe it.

Well rendered, madam. Well rendered.

mansakhalifa:


An expert in Tudor history...

I can't believe it.

Well rendered, madam. Well rendered.

Thanks so much sir

What a King

Henry famously divorced Catherine, beheaded Anne and lost Jane when she died after giving birth to their son

Tudors! That's one classic series

sylve11:


Not true, i will take your secret to my grave. I do not spill, even when my eyes sees. Bring a gun, point at me, i will tell you i do not know. That's just me.

You just spilled that guy secret by quoting him. Who send you?

It's funny that he started the Anglican church because the Catholic Church refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, whom he inherited from his brother. In essence he started a church that exists till today because he wanted to divorce his wife and marry someone else.