England's largest-ever hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins has been discovered by metal detectorists.
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Treasure hunters found 131 coins - mostly Frankish tremisses - and a number of other gold objects in a field in West Norfolk.
Most were found by the same detectorist - who wishes to remain anonymous - between 2014 and 2020.
The coins were buried about 1,400 years ago at a time when England was not yet unified and was separated into smaller kingdoms.
Adrian Marsden, from the Norfolk Historic Environment Service, said: "All the coins were minted on the continent, as we didn't have gold coins of our own then.
"It seems to have been built up by someone moving around the Merovingian kingdom.
"And as it was found near an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, it may have been buried in a barrow (burial) and scattered by centuries of ploughing."
The hoard was also described as an "internationally significant find" by Norwich Castle and Art Gallery curator Tim Pestell.