The 404 coins, including 44 from Britain, are believed to be a mix of military pay and the spoils of war, stashed by a Roman soldier after he returned to the European continent ...
The “stater” coins were found at less than 30cm below the surface of the soil amount to 11 years in wages for an ordinary Roman soldier, according to the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities.
Historians said they believe the coins were buried sometime around 55 AD, when Nero ruled Rome, but the coins were likely minted anywhere from 157 BC to 55 ... by means of the Roman army," per ...
A STASH of hundreds of Bible-era coins have been found by metal detectors in The Netherlands. The haul of over 400 early Roman-era coins was found near the city of Utrecht, about 30 miles south of ...
A haul of more than 400 coins from the early Roman era has been discovered by two metal detector enthusiasts near Utrecht. The gold and silver pieces date from 46 AD and include 44 coins bearing the ...
Amateur archaeologists discovered a gold coin in a field, leading to a full-fledged search that revealed 141 Roman-era gold coins from the late fourth century A.D. The coins stretch across the ...
Two metal detectorists in the Netherlands have found a hoard of first-century gold and silver coins. The rare mix of Roman ...