Two metal detectorists, George Powell and Layton Davies (pictured), received jail sentences of 10 years and eight and a half years respectively in November 2019 after they failed to declare the Viking treasure trove they discovered in a field near Leominster, England in June 2015, and instead started to sell it off on the black market.

The hoard of 300 coins, bracelets and a crystal ball pendant is thought to have been buried 1,100 years ago by a Viking warrior and includes five rare 'Two emperors' coins depicting King Alfred the Great sitting with monarch Ceolwulf II of Mercia, thought to be worth £50,000 each. The trove had an estimated total value of £3 million, around $5.2m in today's money.

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