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British Iron Age gold coins worth £33,000 sold to US collectors
- A hoard of Iron Age gold staters and a quarter-stater sold for about £33,200 at Noonans Mayfair in early March 2026.
- The coins date to the reign of Dubnovellaunos (5 BC to AD 10) and include horse imagery and other Celtic designs.
- Experts say the sale represents a loss of national heritage by moving artifacts into private ownership.
- The landowner will use part of the proceeds to support future archaeological work in Suffolk.
- A UK archaeologist and professor defended the private sale as a way to fund research.
- The hoard was discovered by Tom Licence, a university professor, in 2024.
- A fellow scholar criticized the sale, saying it removes context and private ownership limits access to the public.
- Another Addedomaros wheel stater sold for £4,600, above estimate.
- A stater from Dubnovellaunos sold for £3,400, exceeding expectations.
- The sale included multiple coins found in a field near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
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