Interesting article here by one of the discoverers of the
hoard and a great read....this from the articles end
The story carries on much the same for several weeks with coins turning up almost on a minute by minute basis - the total find in the
pot was 2753 coins and about 1504 in the top soil !
We were
still digging coins out a year later on the same date.
As to value of the
hoard I cant go into precise details but let’s say it was in the 10s of thousands unlike the final sale
price which was in the 100s of thousands.
It just goes to show that going the way of an
auction is not always the best way - I only wish we
had put a reserve on it !
I would add that if I could buy back every coin now I most certainly would.
http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/the-killingholme-hoard-a-first-hand-account-of-its-discoveryI
had the
good fortune to purchase a
Crispus AE3 London Camp Gate issue from this
hoard, nicely
silvered.