[MR] Treasures From Wales and Ireland

Garth Groff and Sally Sanford mallardlodge1000 at gmail.com
Sun Oct 7 02:48:31 PDT 2018


Noble Friends,

Coroners, who are tasked with determining the fate of treasure in Great
Britain, have given their ruling on several significant finds.

In Wales a silver medieval belt end and two medieval rings have been
declared as treasure. The objects, including a lovely 12-13th century ring
with a turquoise stone, can be seen at
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-45770001 .

Forty items have been declared treasure after being found in Northern
Ireland as far back as 2009 (they must have a lot of treasure or their
coroners are very busy). Among Roman rings and ancient torques, were
several Viking-era coins including some minted on the Isle of Man. Such a
coin is pictured at https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-44889128 .

To be considered treasure, objects must be at least 300 years old, have
significant precious metal content (usually gold or silver), and coins must
be in lots of two or more. The coroner has the treasure appraised and sets
its value. Museums usually raise money to purchase the items, with the sale
proceeds divided between the finder and the land-owner.

Yours Aye,

Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆


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