Trust announces major grant to exhibit £4m Chew Valley Hoard, which was found by metal detectorists in 2019
The coins were buried in a valley in the English West Country almost 1,000 years ago at a time of huge political and social turmoil.
A millennium on, plans have been announced to bring the Chew Valley Hoard, 2,584 silver coins hidden shortly after the Norman conquest, back to the south-west of England.
The feelgood story of how the coins, worth more than £4m, were found by a band of metal detectorists will be told but visitors will also be encouraged to reflect on how the world continues to be gripped by worries about conflict, the actions of the powerful and money.
Sam Astill, the chief executive of South West Heritage Trust, which acquired the hoard for the nation last year, said the idea was not just about showing off the coins and telling their history.
