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Metal detectorists’ bid to have sentences reduced dismissed by Court of Appeal

Roger Pilling, 76, and Craig Best, 48, were convicted of conspiring to sell 44 Anglo-Saxon coins.

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

Metal detectorists jailed after selling £766,000 of Anglo-Saxon coins to undercover officer

Craig Best and Roger Pilling were convicted of conspiring to sell criminal property worth £766,000, namely 44 ninth century coins believed to have been buried by a Viking

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2023

County Durham metal detectorist jailed over illegal plot to sell Anglo-Saxon coins

Craig Best, from County Durham, and Roger Pilling, 75, were convicted of conspiring to sell criminal property worth £766,000

Chronicle Live · May 4, 2023

Stolen coins reveals King Alfred had help from ally to stop Vikings ruling England

Alfred, who is widely regarded as the first person to be king of the English, may have been assisted by fellow leader Ceolwulf in his struggle against Viking marauders

Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2023

County Durham man convicted of possessing Viking coins which change history - after he tried to sell them

Police found the 44 coins, which are valued at approximately £766,000, at properties in County Durham and Lancashire

Chronicle Live · Apr 27, 2023

Metal detectorists guilty of illegal plot to sell Viking coins after being caught by undercover detective

Craig Best and Roger Pilling convicted of conspiring to sell criminal property worth £766,000

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Alfred the Average? Court case coins may alter the view of a king

Treasure from Viking hoard shows Alfred the Great in alliance with ruler who later ‘mysteriously’ disappeared

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023

Collectors guilty of illegal plot to sell historic Anglo-Saxon coins abroad

Craig Best, 46, and Roger Pilling, 75, were convicted of conspiring to sell criminal property worth £766,000.

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Two men guilty of conspiring to sell history-changing Anglo-Saxon coins

Undercover police caught men attempting illegal sale of cache that experts say helps transform view of Alfred the Great

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023

Jury out in trial of men accused of bid to sell Anglo-Saxon coins worth £766,000

Craig Best, 46, and Roger Pilling, 75, deny conspiring to sell criminal property.

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023