Bullet points of Ancient coins found by Indiana Jones enthusiast sell for $176,000
Bullet points of Ancient coins found by Indiana Jones enthusiast sell for $176,000
- George Ridgway, a trained archaeologist, found a massive cache of ancient Roman gold and silver coins while hunting with a metal detector in a field in Suffolk, England.
- The treasure was auctioned off for $176,000, with 63 coins claimed by the British Museum and the Colchester & Ipswich Museum, and the rest auctioned off.
- The coins date back to the 1st century and include a silver coin issued by Julius Caesar in 46 BC.
- The find is considered one of the largest hoards of Iron Age and Roman coins found in the United Kingdom.
- George Ridgway, a trained archaeologist, found a massive cache of ancient Roman gold and silver coins while hunting with a metal detector in a field in Suffolk, England.
- The treasure was auctioned off for $176,000, with 63 coins claimed by the British Museum and the Colchester & Ipswich Museum, and the rest auctioned off.
- The coins date back to the 1st century and include a silver coin issued by Julius Caesar in 46 BC.
- The find is considered one of the largest hoards of Iron Age and Roman coins found in the United Kingdom.