Detectorist finds 10,000 Roman coins in Huntingdon hoard
A hoard of almost 10,000 Roman coins has been found in two pottery containers, nested inside each other "a bit like Russian dolls".
They were discovered by a metal detectorist in a field near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, in spring 2018.
All the 9,724 coins were made of base metal and were probably hidden at a time of turmoil in the wake of the 3rd Century breakaway empire.
The "muddy hoard" was taken to the British Museum for conservation.
IMAGE SOURCE,BRITISH MUSEUM
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The coins were removed from the pot in three layers