armour and stamps the move to the UK led to him collecting British coins and he became well-known to coin dealers. The coin dates from 1656 and was made by Thomas Simon, who was Cromwell's chief ...

A PRIZED coin collection with some of the rarest examples of hammered gold in British history has sold for £1.1million. A Charles I piece from 1643 was the top item, going for £222,000.

and instead sold it to dealers. They were convicted of theft and concealing their find. Coin sellers Simon Wicks and Paul Wells were also convicted on the concealment charge. British Museum Most ...