The Herefordshire Hoard: Part 2 - The Treasure Trial

The Herefordshire Hoard consists of silver coins, gold jewellery and a single silver ingot. It was buried between AD 878 and AD 879 and is likely connected with the presence of the Viking ‘Great Army’ in the Kingdom of Mercia during that period.
The Hoard has an interesting history, discovered in 2015 by metal detectorists in a field near Leominster, it is believed that most of the hoard has been sold on the black market, with the current collection only representing 10% of the original find. The perpetrators have since been sentenced to over 23 years in prison, but the items illicitly sold have not been recovered. The remaining items from the Hoard - which as ‘treasure’ was owned by the Crown - returned to Herefordshire following a fundraising appeal.
See the beautiful and unique Herefordshire Hoard in person at the JORVIK Viking Centre!