 It is every metal dectorist's dream – finding gold. That dream came true for a group who discovered a hoard of 15 Iron Age coins containing gold and silver in Wales. The coins were discovered scattered across the corner of a field in Llangoed on Anglesey between July 2021 and March 2022. They have been attributed to the Corieltavi tribe, who inhabited the modern East Midlands during the late Iron Age. According to a statement from the National Museum of Wales, the coins were minted between 60 BC and 20 BC at three different mints across what is now Lincolnshire. This is the first hoard of Iron Age gold coins to have been discovered in Wales. This is the first hoard of Iron Age gold coins to have been discovered in Wales (Picture: Amgueddfa Cymru — National Museum Wales) Metal detectorists Peter Cockton, Lloyd Roberts and Tim Watson found the coins and reported the discovery to the Portable Antiquities Scheme. 'Having been searching for history for over 14 years, finding a gold stater was always number one on my wish list,' said Lloyd Roberts, who found the first two coins in the hoard. 'Having never expected to actually find one, let alone in Anglesey, can you imagine my shock, delight and surprise as I called out to my friend Peter, having dug up a beautiful full gold stater [Celtic coin] in mint condition?' 'That one coin alone would have made my year, but I went on to find another on my next signal, and then Peter found a total of three.' The heads side of these coins show Apollo's wreath and hair, while the reverse shows a stylised triangular-headed horse with various symbols surrounding it (Picture: Amgueddfa Cymru — National Museum Wales) Tim Watson, who found the remaining 10 coins, said he was relatively new to metal detecting and only took it up during lockdown. 'I'd been over this field a few times and not found much of interest and then one evening literally struck gold,' said){kind=link}
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It is every metal dectorist’s dream – finding gold.
That dream came true for a group who discovered a hoard of 15 Iron Age coins containing gold and silver in Wales.
The coins were discovered scattered across the corner of a field in Llangoed on Anglesey between July 2021 and March 2022.
They have been attributed to the Corieltavi tribe, who inhabited the modern East Midlands during the late Iron Age.