A pair of Dutch metal detectorists uncovered an unusual hoard of Roman and British coins dating back to Biblical times, according to European officials.
Ancient and rare British coins taken as ‘spoils of war’ by Romans found in Dutch field - The 44 gold coins were unearthed by ...
Silver coins are highly prized by dealers and collectors — not just because of their silver content, but also because they tend to be scarcer than coins minted with copper, nickel, zinc and ...
A hoard of silver coins discovered in a County ... 10% precious metal for it to be declared treasure. The coins will now go to the British Museum for valuation and should eventually be acquired ...
Several dozen other coins, made of an alloy of gold, silver and copper, come from what is now Great Britain and were stamped ...
On a wet October day, former policeman Gert-Jan Messelaar and Reinier Koelink, ventured into a field in Bunnik where they ...
Struck in Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco, these coins are composed of 90% silver and 10% copper, appealing to both collectors and investors alike. Its value depends on factors such as ...
Oxford Cotswold Archaeology (OCA) announced the discovery, which consists of 321 silver coins, in a press release ... centuries suggest that cattle had a value of approximately 20p each," the ...
The area where the coins were discovered was a site from which the Romans had prepared for first crossing to Britain. open image in gallery Last year, dozens of 1,000-year-old Viking silver ...