Hoard of coins dating from Roman conquest of Britain found near Utrecht
Archaeologists celebrate very rare discovery of buried coins that suggest details of how military campaign was foughtA hoard of British coins bearing the inscription of King Cunobelin and found in a Dutch field have been identified to very likely be the spoils of war of a Roman soldier from the conquest of Britain.The 44 gold coins, known as staters, were discovered alongside 360 Roman coins, which are believed to have been given as military pay, by two amateur archaeologists with metal detectors in a field in Bunnik, near Utrecht. Continue reading...
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Archaeologists celebrate very rare discovery of buried coins that suggest details of how military campaign was fought
A hoard of British coins bearing the inscription of King Cunobelin and found in a Dutch field have been identified to very likely be the spoils of war of a Roman soldier from the conquest of Britain.
The 44 gold coins, known as staters, were discovered alongside 360 Roman coins, which are believed to have been given as military pay, by two amateur archaeologists with metal detectors in a field in Bunnik, near Utrecht. Continue reading...
