September
28
/ 2014
An amateur treasure hunter has unearthed one of the largest and best preserved collections of Roman coins ever found in Britain. The hoard of 22,000 copper-alloy coins, which date back around 1700 years, was found on land near Seaton in East Devon, England. They are believed to have been intentionally buried for safe keeping, but were never recovered. According to a report in the Western Gazette, the discovery was made by Laurence Egerton, a builder and metal detector enthusiast, who was operating under license on private land near the previously excavated site of a Roman villa. “I had a signal on the metal detector which means that there is probably iron involved,” said Mr Egerton. “Most detectors are set up
