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A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman coin from 69 A.D. The ...
The detectorist sold the coin at an auction for over $6,000 ... reign came during the first civil war of the Roman Empire following the death of Nero. Known as the “Year of the Four Emprors ...
It is possible the remains of other Romano-British churches have been found at sites, including St Albans, Hertfordshire, and ...
In 1967, Turkish authorities seized 209 bronze coins ... of Roman emperors adorned a stone-roofed hut: It was a temple of the imperial cult, likely dedicated to rulers such as Augustus and Nero ...
In the 5th Century BC, the Roman Law of the Twelve Tablets codified ... and impalement (often used by Nero). The Romans had a curious punishment for parricides (murder of a parent): the condemned ...
The coin is thought to be the only one of its kind to be found in Britain A Roman coin that is believed to be the first of its kind found in the UK has sold for nearly £5,000. Ron Walters ...
A Roman coin that is believed to be the first of its kind found in the UK has sold for nearly £5,000. Ron Walters, 76, from Kingswinford, West Midlands, found the coin with his metal detector in ...
A man has shared how he found a coin dating back to 69 AD buried in a field near Dudley. The gold Roman coin is believed to be first of its kind ever found in Britain and is set to fetch thousands at ...
This integration into the Roman framework is symbolized by the iconography on the coins which combined local and Roman influences. Researchers have long believed that minting workshops were ...