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Rare Tudor coins set for Great North Museum: Hancock display Rare Tudor coins in Great North Museum: Hancock display
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A hoard of Tudor coins unearthed in Northumberland is going on show later after a fundraising campaign to buy them met its target. A hoard of Tudor coins unearthed in Northumberland has gone on show after a fundraising campaign to buy them met its target.
A jug was found on Lindisfarne in 2003, but it was not until 2011 that 17 coins were discovered inside. In 2003 a jug was found on Lindisfarne but as it was packed earth the 17 coins inside remained concealed until 2011.
After being declared as treasure, Newcastle's Society of Antiquaries campaigned to keep them in the region.After being declared as treasure, Newcastle's Society of Antiquaries campaigned to keep them in the region.
With £30,900 raised, they will go on permanent display at Newcastle's Great North Museum: Hancock from today. With £30,900 raised, they have gone on permanent display at Newcastle's Great North Museum: Hancock.
The jug was found by builder Richard Mason while he was renovating a house.The jug was found by builder Richard Mason while he was renovating a house.
'Tremendous''Tremendous'
Lindsay Allason-Jones, keeper of the collections for the society, said: "For this hoard to join the society's collection is tremendous.Lindsay Allason-Jones, keeper of the collections for the society, said: "For this hoard to join the society's collection is tremendous.
"That the public generously supported us to keep it in the North East region makes it even more special.""That the public generously supported us to keep it in the North East region makes it even more special."
The campaign was awarded £13,000 from the V & A Purchase Grant Fund and the Headley Museums Archaeological Acquisitions Scheme gave a further £13,000 towards the purchase. The campaign was awarded £13,000 from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Headley Museums Archaeological Acquisitions Scheme gave a further £13,000 towards the purchase.
Almost £5,000 then came from donations by members of the public.Almost £5,000 then came from donations by members of the public.
The 10 gold and seven silver coins span the reign of six English sovereigns and several European states with one - a gold scudo of Pope Clement VII, who refused to annul the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon in the 1520s - thought to be worth about £30,000 alone.The 10 gold and seven silver coins span the reign of six English sovereigns and several European states with one - a gold scudo of Pope Clement VII, who refused to annul the marriage of Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon in the 1520s - thought to be worth about £30,000 alone.
The oldest coin is a silver groat of King Henry VI, minted in the late-1420s or early-1430s, and the latest is a silver sixpence of Queen Elizabeth I, minted in London in 1562. The oldest coin is a silver groat of King Henry VI, minted in the late 1420s or early 1430s, and the latest is a silver sixpence from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, minted in London in 1562.
They will go on show alongside a number of silver coins found at the same site in the 1960s. They are on show alongside a number of silver coins found at the same site in the 1960s.