Channel Islands: Buried Treasure in a Potato Field
For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for the location where two metal detector enthusiasts discovered what may be the biggest hoard of Iron Age coins ever found in Western Europe.
The treasure was found on an island just off the northern coast of France, but the island that we are looking for in not French.
It is one of the Channel Islands and a British Crown Dependency, but technically it is not part of the United Kingdom either.
Island of Jersey is the answer to the Geo Quiz. It is where a massive hoard of Iron Age coins worth millions of dollars has been found.
The hoard comprises 30,000 to 50,000 coins and is thought to have been buried to protect it from the advancing armies of Julius Caesar.
The coins were discovered in a farmer’s field by local metal detector enthusiasts Reg Mead and Richard Miles.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Reg Mead about his find.
The World is an independent newsroom. We’re not funded by billionaires; instead, we rely on readers and listeners like you. As a listener, you’re a crucial part of our team and our global community. Your support is vital to running our nonprofit newsroom, and we can’t do this work without you. Will you support The World with a gift today? Donations made between now and Dec. 31 will be matched 1:1. Thanks for investing in our work!