Briton found in the field of ancient golden cross

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British amateur archaeologist who examined the field in the county of Nottinghamshire with a metal detector, found in the land of golden cross-reliquary dating from the VII century. According to the newspaper The Times, discovery is estimated at 25 thousand pounds sterling.

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the lucky ones who get half of these 25 thousand, asked not to disclose his name. He told the newspaper The Telegraph, that the cross was lying in the ground at a depth of about 30 centimeters. Nearby he found the Anglo-Saxon coin pensovuyu and fragments of copper plates. The exact location of the finds are not disclosed to protect him from the "Night Hunter" - the British varieties of "black archeologists, working in the dark.

Cross length of 2.5 cm is made from melted gold coins of the Frankish Merovingian Dynasty. On the front side was decorated with five hand grenades, cabochon, three of whom survived. The reliquary was empty. Experts confirmed the authenticity of the findings of the British Museum.

In the UK, since 2006 operates a voluntary program of "Body of Principles for work with small historical discoveries" (Portable Antiquities Scheme), which offers owners of metal detectors to report designated experts on the detected objects, but does not oblige them to donate to the state. Museums in Britain later willingly purchase the most interesting objects. Thanks to this program in 2007 alone, have been identified and registered 58-odd thousand discoveries.