Metal detector enthusiasts
discovered a hoard of Roman copper coins near the village of Rauceby
in Lincolnshire in July of 2017. They had searched the area for years with only
a few minor finds to show for it. This time when their detectors signaled the
presence of metal, when they dug they found a massive quantity of Roman coins.
They
alerted the authorities and a full excavation of the site ensued. Lincolnshire
County Council archaeologist Adam Daubney and Sam Bromage from the University
of Sheffield unearthed the ceramic pot that the coin hoard was buried in
and small separate hoard of 10 coins. All told, more than 3000
copper-alloy were found. It is the largest coin hoard from the 4th
century ever found in Britain.
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