First Time Treasure Hunter Strikes Gold
First Time Treasure Hunter Strikes Gold
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Beginner's Luck: First Time Treasure Hunter Strikes Gold
Beginner's Luck: First Time Treasure Hunter Strikes Gold
Click to viewA U.K. man dug up more than 150 Roman gold coins in his first attempt at treasure hunting.
Roman gold coin hoard found
in St Albans is nationally significant
Roman gold coin hoard found in St Albans is 'nationally significant'
A "nationally significant" hoard of Roman gold coins has been found by a metal detectorist in Hertfordshire.
The stash - found on private land north of St Albans - is believed to be one of the largest Roman gold coin hoards discovered in the UK.
The 159 coins date to the end of the 4th Century during the final years of Roman rule in Britain. After AD 408 no more coin supplies reached the country.
The value of the hoard has not yet been assessed.
A team from St Albans City and District Council museums' service investigated the site at the beginning of October to confirm the find The council said the coins were scattered across a fairly wide area and that there were "practically no other comparable gold hoards of this period".
They were mostly struck in the Italian cities of Milan and Ravenna and issued under the Emperors Gratian, Valentinian, Theodosius, Arcadius and Honorius.
Councillor Mike Wakely called it "an exciting find of national significance" and said the coins would go on display at Verulamium Museum.
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