Huge hoard of Norman Conquest era coins going on display at the British Museum

An exceptional hoard of coins dating from the Norman Conquest will go on display in the British Museum later this week. The horde, which consists of over 2,580 silver pennies, is the largest Norman-era treasure found in England since 1833 and was likely buried in Somerset’s Chew Valley for safekeeping during the turmoil following the Conquest.
Chew Valley Hoard Conserved (c) British Museum
The reason and date the coins were buried is unknown, but researchers suggest a likely time would be