The pendant, described as "very unusual," was crafted by an early Anglo-Saxon artisan in imitation of a Roman solidus coin from the reign ... be at least 300 years old to be declared treasure.

In the close-knit detectorist community, secrets don't stay secret for long. With rare Anglo-Saxon coins in their possession, ...

The Anglo-Saxons "made the whole thing from scratch" rather than reuse an old coin, says an expert. Archaeologists found the remains of a ditch, indicating where Oxford's defences originally stood.

This story appears in the November 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. One day, or perhaps one night, in the late seventh century an unknown party traveled along an old Roman road that cut ...

The dates of the later coins show that the hoard was buried after the Anglo Saxon king, Athelstan ... I thought “oh dear I’ve found an old ballcock – I’ve got a lead cistern with an ...