Category: Numismatics
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Rare Roman gold coin discovered in Wiltshire UK
An extremely rare 1,700 year-old Roman gold coin discovered by a metal detecting enthusiast in South Wiltshire fetched £30,000 at an auction in London. Dix Noonan Webb offered the coin for sale in December 2013, it being one of only four known examples of a Gold One and Half Solidus from the reign of Emperor…
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UK hoard of Roman silver coins discovered
Reported by Katy Prickett BBC News, Norfolk A hoard of 16 silver Roman coins spanning two centuries has been discovered in a field by a metal detectorist. The denarii date from the late Roman Republic to the reign of Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina, and were found at Barton Bendish, Norfolk. Coin specialist Adrian…
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