Sep 08 2009
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![Roman coin haul found in Shrewsbury
“One of the largest hauls of Roman coins ever discovered in Shropshire has been unearthed after nearly 1,700 years underground by a metal detector enthusiast on his first treasure hunt…”
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“It was today described as a ‘large and important’ find by experts who say it is the biggest haul of Roman coins to be found anywhere in Britain this year.
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”..[T]he coins appear to date from the period 320AD to 340AD, late in the reign of Constantine I.”](http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpnm80J74J1qzn6kno1_250.jpg)
Roman coin haul found in Shrewsbury
“One of the largest hauls of Roman coins ever discovered in Shropshire has been unearthed after nearly 1,700 years underground by a metal detector enthusiast on his first treasure hunt…”
…
“It was today described as a ‘large and important’ find by experts who say it is the biggest haul of Roman coins to be found anywhere in Britain this year.
….
”..[T]he coins appear to date from the period 320AD to 340AD, late in the reign of Constantine I.”
