UK Treasure Hunters find 7,800 Ancient Roman Coins

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Ronald Lees and Rick Parker discovered 7,800 ancient Roman coins in a field in Cheshire. According to the British Museum’s Richard Abdy the hoard contains the following:

  • 1,902 coins from the reign of Tetricus I
  • 745 coins from the reign of Tetricus II
  • 1,670 coins from the reign of Victorinus (269-71 CE)
  • 899 coins from the reign of Gallienus (260-68 CE)
  • 599 coins from the reign of Claudius II (268-70 CE)
  • 354 coins from the reign of Posthumus (260-69 CE)
  • Plus over 1,000 other coins

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