British Iron Age gold coins worth £33,000 sold to US collectors

The Bury St Edmund’s hoard was found in a field in 2024 and features a number of coins with distinctive Celtic designs (Noonans/Cover Media)

Experts have expressed dismay after a hoard of historically important Iron Age gold coins were sold to anonymous US collectors.

The Bury St Edmunds hoard fetched a total of £33,200 when it went under the hammer at Noonans Mayfair, on March 4.

It is the largest known hoard of Iron Age gold coins to be deposited during the reign of the King Dubnovellaunos...