STRIKE IT LUCKY: Nick Davies, an amateur metal detector enthusiast, found this amazing haul of 10,000 Roman coins on his first-ever treasure hunt!
Thursday, August 19, 2021 IST
The silver and bronze ‘nummi’ coins, dating from between 240AD and 320AD, were discovered in a farmer’s field near Shrewsbury, in Shropshire.
Finder Nick Davies, 30, was on his first treasure hunt when he discovered the coins, mostly crammed inside a buried 70lb clay pot. Experts say the coins have spent an estimated 1,700 years underground.
His amazing find is one of the largest collections of Roman coins ever discovered in Shropshire.
And the haul could be put on display at Shrewsbury’s new £10million heritage center, it was revealed today.
It is also the biggest collection of Roman coins to be found in Britain this year. Nick, from Ford, Shropshire, said he never expected to find anything on his first treasure hunt – especially anything of any value. He recalled the discovery and described it as ‘fantastically
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