It All Started With A Lost Hammer
So, picture this: it’s November 16, 1992. There’s this farmer, Peter Whatling, doing his thing and digging around on his land in the English countryside, not too far from this little village called Hoxne in Suffolk. But guess what? In the midst of all that, dude manages to lose his hammer in the soil. Classic move.
So, picture this: Whatling’s scratching his head, not sure how to retrieve his lost hammer from the earth. Instead of just giving up, he phones his buddy from down the lane, Eric Lawes. Little did he know, his metal-detecting enthusiast friend was about to uncover not just a hammer, but the largest stash of Roman gold and silver ever found in Britain.