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Metal detectorist finds 3,000-year-old gold bracelet 'worth up to £20k'
The bracelet was found in a field in Llanuwchllyn and is believed to be about 3,000-years-old
Having only ever found a silver coin while metal detecting, Idris Thomas was shocked to strike gold - a late Bronze Age gold bracelet which has been declared treasure.
Believed to be about 3,000 years old, the bracelet was found to be 92.8% gold by experts from Museum Wales. Brett Hammond, CEO of Timeline Auctions, estimated its value at between £15,000 and £20,000. An official value has not yet been given.
Thomas was scanning on farmland belonging to Geraint Edwards, in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, for about 20 minutes when his detector alerted him.
"I thought it was another bit of tin foil to begin with, and I just saw a flash of gold and dug a little bit around it," he said.
Geraint Edwards and Idris Thomas are very excited to find out more about the find
At a hearing in Caernarfon to establish whether it was treasure, north west Wales deputy coroner Sarah Riley described the finding as "absolutely stunning".
Experts said at the hearing the bracelet would have once belonged to a man or woman of high status within their farming community.
Edwards previously said he always believed his land had a "quite unique feeling to it".
"There's no stamp or anything on it, but I suppose they hadn't started stamping gold at that time."