A man who didn’t have enough money for gas to dig became a millionaire overnight after discovering a treasure trove of more than 5,000 Anglo-Saxon gold coins using a metal detector dating back to ancient Viking times.
Paul Coleman, 59, whose bank accounts are all in the red, almost stayed at home because he could barely afford to fill up his car to go on the dig A hard-up metal detector fan told today how he found an amazing £1million hoard of coins. Paul Coleman, 59, whose bank accounts are all in the red, almost stayed at home because he could barely afford to fill up his car to go on the dig. But hours later he unearthed more than 5,000 Anglo-Saxon silver coins – one of the biggest finds ever made in Britain. Experts believe the hoard may have been buried after the Battle of Hastings to protect it from the Norman invaders. Jobless Paul will split the money from his find with the landowner farmer. He made the discovery just before Christmas and his present to wife Christine, 53, was a pledge to buy a new house. In the money: Paul with wife Christine The dad-of-two said: “I wasn’t going to go to th...