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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Steven Morris

Norman conquest coin hoard to go on show in Bath before permanent display

Khreisheh holds a coin
Curator Amal Khreisheh holds a coin from the Chew Valley Hoard. Photograph: British Museum

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.

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