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Under the terms of the [[Treasure Act 1996|1996 Treasure Act]], a museum may purchase the hoard at the price valued by the [[Treasure Valuation Committee]], with the purchase price being given jointly to the finders and landowner as a reward.<ref name=bbc/> In this case, the landowner will get 50%, and the two finders and their five companions will spilt the other 50% equally between them, by prior agreement.<ref name="BBC-c9dyw4g0v1po">{{cite news |title='Chew Valley Hoard' of Norman coins bought for £4.3m by trust |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dyw4g0v1po |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=BBC News |date=22 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/uk/detectorist-hails-lottery-payout-five-years-after-finding-ancient-coins-CH4APQEN55LXLMF2ZH7TXKC3PA/|title=Detectorist hails ‘lottery’ payout five years after finding ancient coins|date=22 October 2024|website=The Irish News}}</ref>
The coins were examined at the [[British Museum]],
==See also==
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