Tudor coins dedicated to three of Henry VIII's wives found in family garden
by Mark Brown Arts correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#5BE2Z)
Hoard of 64 coins, worth equivalent of 14,000 today, found by family weeding at New Forest home
An important hoard of Tudor coins - some of which shine light on the marriage history of Henry VIII - has been found by a somewhat startled family weeding their garden.
The British Museum revealed details on Wednesday of discoveries registered to its Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), the majority of which are made by the nation's army of metal-detecting enthusiasts.
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