It was the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins found prior to the 21st century.
There were also a pair of jewelled ornaments, together with small chains that Lefroy thought may have been the remains of a pouch that had once held the coins and jewellery.
It has been suggested by the numismatist and historian Philip Grierson that the hoard may be a wergild, compensation paid to the family of someone killed by the killer.
[3][5] After discovery, the hoard remained in the Lefroy family until 1895 when it was sold to the 5th Lord Grantley.
The fate of the three gold blanks, the possible forgery and the jewellery items is unknown, but all the coins were sold after Grantley's death in 1943 to the numismatic firm A H Baldwin & Sons.