ance ▁The ▁ho ard ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁number ▁of ▁Iron ▁Age ▁gold ▁stat ers ▁found ▁since ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁when ▁between ▁ 4 5 0 ▁to ▁ 8 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁on ▁Wh add on ▁Ch ase ▁near ▁Mil ton ▁Ke yn es ▁by ▁a ▁farm ▁worker . ▁ ▁Although ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁why ▁the ▁ho ard ▁was ▁buried , ▁there ▁are ▁several ▁theories ▁including ▁it ▁being ▁a ▁vot ive ▁ho ard , ▁or ▁a ▁commun al ▁ho ard ▁" collect ed ▁and ▁buried ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁community ", ▁either ▁as ▁a ▁war ▁ch est ▁for ▁an ▁imp ending ▁threat ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁payment ▁to ▁a vert ▁invasion . ▁ ▁Su ff olk ▁County ▁Council ▁Arch ae ological ▁Service ' s ▁J ude ▁Pl ouv iez ▁said , ▁" The ▁discovery ▁is ▁important ▁because ▁it ▁highlight s ▁probable ▁political , ▁economic ▁and ▁religious ▁importance ▁of ▁an ▁area ", ▁and ▁that ▁this ▁particular ▁find ▁gave ▁" a ▁lot ▁of ▁new ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁Iron ▁Age , ▁and ▁particularly ▁East ▁Ang lia ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁Iron ▁Age ". ▁ ▁Ian ▁Le ins , ▁then ▁cur ator ▁of ▁Iron ▁Age ▁co ins ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁Museum , ▁remarked , ▁" It ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁ho ard ▁of ▁British ▁Iron ▁Age ▁gold ▁co ins ▁to ▁be ▁studied ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty ." ▁ ▁Display ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁ho ard