In 2014, amateur treasure hunter Derek McLennan was scouring a field in southwestern Scotland when he unearthed what appeared to be a bit of silver decorated with an Anglo-Saxon design.
“I went into shock, endorphins flooded my system and away I went stumbling towards my colleagues waving it in the air,” the retired businessman told BBC News at the time.
Read more on Smithsonian Magazine:
You may also like to read:
* After 950 years, Battle of Hastings Plays out Again
* Treasure stash worth over $1 million found in Rocky Mountains after decade-long search
* 17th Century Treasure Discovered at Road Construction Site
