It was found on land between Bossall and Flaxton in North Yorkshire, England.

The writer, using the pseudonym 'Amicus', reports the discovery of the hoard in an arable field on 14 September 1807 of a lead box containing coins and associated it with some silver jewellery found in ploughsoil nearby.

The coins were subsequently dispersed and so a full catalogue has never been created.

The 1807 account reported that "it appears evident from the pieces of Silver found with the Coins, that the whole was the plunder of a field of battle.

[6][7][8] At least one coin from the reign of Regnald (c.AD 919–921) is in the collection of the British Museum.