Image: Peter Hughes discovered the treasure on Margam beach after storms blew away sand concealing it [Amgueddfa Cymru]
By Angharad Thomas – BBC Wales
A huge collection of treasure lost in a shipwreck before being uncovered by a metal detectorist have gone on public display for the first time.
The treasure dates back to 1583, when a valuable cargo of grain was sent to Spain by ship. A violent storm meant both the ship and payment were lost on its return.
Peter Hughes, 69, spent 21 years uncovering hundreds of coins and other items with his metal detector, after storms blew away the sand concealing them on Margam Beach in Neath Port Talbot.
He described the day he first struck gold, in 1996, as “just incredible”.
“When I lifted the coin from the sand, and the sand fell off the coin, it glowed like the sun in my hand,” said Hughes.
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