Summary of Ancient coins found by Indiana Jones enthusiast sell for $176,000
Summary of Ancient coins found by Indiana Jones enthusiast sell for $176,000
A British man, 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.
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George Ridgway found one of the largest caches of Roman and Iron Age coins in England.
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A British man, 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.