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Some markings and a coin jammed between rock formations caught ... See it →Metal detectorist unearths ancient gold item — and stuns experts in Germany. See it Much about the ancient Roman ...

The 404 coins, including 44 from Britain ... century C.E. Their find—a collection of 404 gold and silver coins of Roman, British and North African origin—is the first of its kind unearthed ...

Metal detectorists and archaeologists unearthed over 400 of ancient British, Roman and African ... they cleaned the coins and laid them out on the kitchen counter. Over 380 gold and silver coins ...

Metal detectorists and archaeologists unearthed over 400 of ancient British, Roman and African coins linked to ... Afterward, they cleaned the coins and laid them out on the kitchen counter. Over 380 ...