Tony Abramson’s remarkable collection of historic Anglo-Saxon coins has sold at auction for a staggering £856,000 A finance director’s remarkable collection of historic Anglo-Saxon coins has sold at auction for a staggering £856,000. Tony Abramson, a former president of the Yorkshire Numismatic Society, started collecting coins aged four, in the 1950s. His passion developed during his … Read more
Tony Abramson’s remarkable collection of historic Anglo-Saxon coins has sold at auction for a staggering £856,000 A finance director’s remarkable collection of historic Anglo-Saxon coins has sold at auction for a staggering £856,000. Tony Abramson, a former president of the Yorkshire Numismatic Society, started collecting coins aged four, in the 1950s. His passion developed during his … Read more
An array of hidden treasures which have been discovered in the attics and cellars of a Highland castle are set to go up for auction next month, with some items estimated to fetch as much as £12,000. The treasure trove of objects ranging from paintings and sculptures to crested dinner services and silverware were found during … Read more
Most of us will never make it to outer space, but some will be able to take a piece of the final frontier home with them. Christie’s auction house in New York City is conducting an online sale Tuesday that will showcase 75 stunning meteorites – for as little as $250 and up to more … Read more
A veritable treasure trove of ancient artifacts has been discovered in an Norwegian ice patch that climate change has caused to melt. Researchers found nearly 70 arrow shafts, plus shoes, textiles and reindeer bones on a mountainside in Jotunheimen, about 240 miles from Oslo. Based on radiocarbon dating, the oldest arrows are from around 4100 … Read more
A treasure trove of rare and historically important books worth £2.5million that was stolen from a warehouse in London three years ago has been found in Romania. Detectives uncovered the stash – which includes tomes by Galileo, Sir Isaac Newton and Spanish painter Francisco Goya – underneath the concrete floor of a rural house in … Read more
Treasure hunters find a trove of artefacts buried in their gardens after searching for valuables in the back yard during lockdown A treasure trove of artefacts has been discovered during coronavirus lockdown Experts say items including Roman pottery may not have been found otherwise Rock with script thought to be from 4th century was found … Read more
Hackers released files related to legal work for Lady Gaga The hackers who targeted a top-flight entertainment law firm have released documents purporting to pertain to Lady Gaga, after doubling their ransom request to $42 million. Notorious hacker group ‘REvil’, allegedly from Eastern Europe, are said to have stolen private emails, contracts and personal details … Read more
Basil Brown, pictured – who unearthed a Saxon longboat and a hoard of treasure on land at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, but never enjoyed the wealth or fame he truly deserved – will finally have his story told in a major new Netflix film, The Dig Basil Brown did not look a lot like an archaeologist … Read more