Melvadius Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 The BBC is carying this report of what may be the largest coin hoard discovered in a Roman town in Britian which was actually discovered by arcaheologists rather than metal detectorists in 2007. It has only just been announced as part of a campaign to purchase them for a local museum. More than 30,000 Roman coins were found by archaeologists working in Bath in 2007, it has been revealed. The silver coins are believed to date from 270AD and have been described as the fifth largest UK hoard ever found. The coins are fused together and were sent to the British Museum. Conservators are expected to take at least a year to work through them. A campaign has now been started at the Roman Baths to try to raise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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