Via Birmingham Post:

… Estimated to be worth seven figures, the treasure trove is mainly
made up of elaborate weapons, helmet decorations, coins and Christian
crosses which experts believe were trophies taken from the battlefield
by victorious Mercians.

It was discovered in a farm field in
July by amateur metal detector Terry Herbert who lives alone in a
council house on disability benefit, and had never before found
anything more valuable than a rare piece of Roman horse harness….