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 ...
Credit: National Museum of Antiquities of the Netherlands Two metal detectorists in the Netherlands have found a hoard of first-century gold and silver coins. The rare mix of Roman and British ...
Of the more than 400 coins, 116 were gold. These gold coins included 72 Roman aurei dating from 19 B.C. to A.D. 47, as well as 44 gold alloy coins, called staters, that were minted in Britain.