Roman treasure discovered on farm

BBC ^ | Saturday, 17 June 2006 | unattributed

[SunkenCiv]

Farm contractors have unearthed 2,000 Roman coins beneath a field at a farm near Carmarthen. The coins, which date from late Roman times, have been categorised as "treasure" ...The coins are thought to have been lying just 12 inches beneath the surface of a field. The Romans left Wales in 410AD, having first arrived in 47AD. Carmarthen was a Roman settlement from the first century AD.

[SunkenCiv]

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Coins of the 'late Roman' period feature the standard 'head' and 'tails'

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[SunkenCiv]

another Roman coin find from Thursday, 4 April, 2002:

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The hoard of coins contained numerous forgeries

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[SunkenCiv]

The same stock photo used for both stories, four years apart. :')

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[Thombo2]

I love this treasure stuff.A few years ago some guy in England found a hoarde of Roman coins with a metal detector.England purchased the coins,i assume for a museum.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks. There's a link off off the BBC story to a hoard of 20,000 (!) coins, perhaps that's the one you'd read about (2004).

[Nachoman]

Were they dated "40 B.C."?

[wildbill]

Yeah, but I think that one had a bunch of gold coins and some silver plate.

[Thombo2]

Your right.It was on the History Channel.It was quite signifigant.Coins,plates...Makes one wonder the story behind it.Maybe hidden from barbarians?Obviously the owners never made it back.

[Thombo2]

Thanx for the link.It was also on the History Channel.A guy(amateur)asked the land owner if he could try out his metal detector in the field.Single coins had been turning up over the years.Talk about luck!I believe(not 100%sure)the gov claims all finds,but pays finders fair market value.