Talk:Hexham Hoard

A fact from Hexham Hoard appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 November 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that gravediggers discovered the Hexham Hoard of eight thousand stycas in a bronze bucket in 1832?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:30, 26 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the Hexham Hoard of eight thousand stycas was discovered in a bronze bucket (pictured) by grave-diggers in 1832? Source: Adamson, John (1844). "An Account of the Discovery, at Hexham, in Northumberland, of a Brass Vessel, containing a Number of Anglo-Saxon Coins, called Stycas. Reprinted from the Archaeologia, Vol. XXV". Archaeologia Aeliana. 3.
- ALT1:... that grave-diggers discovered the Hexham Hoard of eight thousand stycas in a bronze bucket (pictured) in 1832? Source: Adamson, John (1844). "An Account of the Discovery, at Hexham, in Northumberland, of a Brass Vessel, containing a Number of Anglo-Saxon Coins, called Stycas. Reprinted from the Archaeologia, Vol. XXV". Archaeologia Aeliana. 3.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Odontotermes obesus
Comment: I'm not sure if styca is too unusual, could be replaced with 'early medieval coins' or 'ninth-century coins'? Thanks

Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Self-nominated at 21:02, 15 October 2020 (UTC).[reply]

New enough, long enough, within policy. Both hooks are good and supported by inline citations. The image license is good. QPQ has been done. No problems here, good to go. Nice article! Yakikaki (talk) 15:39, 17 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much Yakikaki! (Lajmmoore (talk) 08:15, 19 October 2020 (UTC))[reply]

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