About Detectorist Finds The Largest Roman Coin Collection Ever In Britain | Great British History Hunters
Inspired by a lifelong love of adventure, detectorist George Ridgway uncovers what becomes one of Britain's most significant Roman discoveries. After finding a single silver coin in a Suffolk field, George and archaeologists uncover a vast hoard containing 734 Roman and Iron Age coins. Experts at the British Museum reveal it is the largest Claudius-era coin hoard ever discovered in Britain, dating to the years immediately following the Roman conquest of AD 43. The extraordinary find offers a rare glimpse into a pivotal moment when Iron Age Britain was being transformed into a Roman province.
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