Couple stunned as Tudor-era treasure surfaces beneath their backyard garden

Coin specialist David Guest told Fox News Digital the hoard was found by a Hampshire couple in Milford on Sea in April 2020.

"In total, they recovered 64 coins," he added. "A further six coins were found by archaeologists in Oct. 2021."

The numismatist said the hoard was buried in the late 1530s, when its value was 26 pounds, 5 shillings and 5-1/2 pence.

"This was a considerable amount of money at the time," noted Guest. "It has been calculated that in rural England in the 1530s, the average property price was £25."

"While we will never know why and by whom the hoard was buried, it was almost certainly concealed during the tumultuous first phase of the English Reformation when Henry VIII was dissolving England's ancient monasteries and appropriating much of the wealth of the Catholic Church," Guest said.

The coins were all struck between the 1420s and 1530s. Many of the coins bear the images of the four English kings between 1422 and 1547: Henry VI, Edward IV, Henry VII and Henry VIII.

"Four kings, two queens (Katherine of Aragon and Jane Seymour) and one cardinal are named on coins in the hoard," said Guest. 

The coin dealer said the excellent condition of the coins contributes to the hoard's high selling point - and he believes it will sell for even more than the expected price.

Guest added, "I am very confident that the total price realized will be significantly more than the pre-sale estimate."

The hoard is one of many exceptional coin-related discoveries found in the U.K. in recent years.