GOLD DOUBLOONS FOUND
. : ▲ TREASURE FROM SIEGE OF CALAIS EDWARD UPS INVASION OF FRANCE RECALLED CAI/AIS, December 27. An interesting find, linked with the long history of England and France, has been made here during the demolition of an ancient building in the old quarter of Calais. Stonemasons, busy working on the foundations of a wall dating from the fourteenth century, came upon a perfectly preserved casket. They found that it contained a number of gold doubloons struck in 1339, said to be worth about £IO,OOO. The find has been reported to the Administration des Domaines, the which in accordance with the French law claims one-third of the value. The casket with its contents is believed to have been buried by one of the six burghers of Calais who in 1247, when the town surrendered to Edward 111 after the battle of Crecy, offered their lives as a ransom for their fellow townsmen.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22308, 24 January 1938, Page 2
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