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Man finds a huge treasure of ancient Roman coins in a field
GERMANY, 24 September
By John_Doe
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A close-up shot showing a handful of ancient, tarnished silver Roman coins held by an archaeologist.
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The Guardian
A man using a metal detector in Germany found 934 silver coins that are almost 2,000 years old.
An amateur treasure hunter in Germany just made a discovery of a lifetime. While walking through a field with his metal detector, the device started making noise that wouldn't stop. He started digging and found something incredible: a massive pile of 934 old silver coins. These coins are Roman denarii. They are silver coins from the time of the Roman Empire. Experts say this is the biggest collection of coins from the era of Emperor Hadrian ever found in Germany. Because of how many there are and how they were hidden, experts believe this is an important piece of history. The coins are abo…