The Royal Mint has seen sales of its bullion coins soar to a new record high as Britons flock to invest in precious metals amid turmoil in the financial markets. The UK’s official maker of British ...

The hoard is made up of 8,600 items of silver coins and bullion and was unearthed ... majority of the Cuerdale Hoard was donated to the British Museum after its discovery by Victorian workmen ...

In total, 404 gold and silver coins from the beginning of the Common Era were found during the excavation, according to NOS. The collection includes 360 Roman coins and 44 British coins.