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Hundreds of gold and silver coins buried 2,000 years ago unearthed by metal detectorists in the Netherlands

Several dozen other coins, made of an alloy of gold, silver and copper, come from what is now Great Britain and were stamped with the face of the Celtic king Cunobelinus, who reigned between 9 and 40 A.D. The king's name was also inscribed on the coins, known as "staters."

Miami Herald on MSN · 2d

Metal detectorists stumble on 2,000-year-old Roman treasure in Netherlands. Take a look

In total, the treasure trove included 404 coins. Most of these were Roman silver denarii minted between 200 B.C. and 47 A.D., experts said. One of the more unique silver coins came from modern-day Algeria and depicted Juba, the king of Numidia.

Smithsonian Magazine · 1d

Two Metal Detectorists in the Netherlands Stumbled Onto Hundreds of Looted Coins From the Roman Conquest of Britain

The 404 coins, including 44 from Britain, are believed to be a mix of military pay and the spoils of war, stashed by a Roman soldier after he returned to the European continent

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2,000-year-old hundreds of gold and silver coins found in Netherlands

A unique combination” of Roman and British coins was uncovered in the Netherlands, highlighting the importance of Lower Germanic Limes in the Roman’s quest to conquer Britannia. Never before has such ...

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Archaeologists Discover 141 Ancient Gold Coins Depicting Nine Roman Emperors in Luxembourg

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have unearthed a stash of Roman gold coins dating back some 1,600 years. The coins are marked ...

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Over 400 gold and silver Roman-era coins unearthed in the Netherlands depict rulers from Rome, Britain and Africa

Two metal detectorists in the Netherlands have found a hoard of first-century gold and silver coins. The rare mix of Roman ...

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Archaeologists Discovered a Hoard of Roman Coins Hidden in a WWII Minefield

The effort started when amateur archaeologists discovered a single gold coin in a nearby field in Holzthum village in north ...

Ancient British coins taken by Roman soldiers found in Europe

The hoard contains 44 British coins that bear the name of British Celtic King Cunobelin, who reigned from around AD5 to AD40 ...

Incredible haul of Bible-era British gold coins found in the Netherlands ‘were spoils of war from conquering Romans’

A STASH of hundreds of Bible-era coins have been found by metal detectors in The Netherlands. The haul of over 400 early ...

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Stash of Roman-era coins buried 2,000 years ago found in field

Hundreds of Roman-era gold and silver coins were found in a field outside a village in the Netherlands, officials announced this week. The coins are thousands of years old, the Netherlands ...

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Hundreds of 2,000-Year-Old Gold and Silver Coins Unearthed in Netherlands

Archaeologists have uncovered 2000-year-old gold and silver coins in Netherlands, marking the largest Roman-era discovery in ...

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