Priceless Gold Coins Found[UK][Roman]

This Is Derbyshire ^ | 15 Mar 2008 | MARTIN NAYLOR

[BGHater]

Rare Roman gold coins regarded as "priceless" by experts have been unearthed in Derbyshire.

The coins, which date back to AD 286, were discovered by Derrick Fretwell while he was out digging near Ashbourne.

After an internet search failed to shed any light on his discovery, he turned to Derby Museum who, in turn, sought help from experts at the British Museum in London.

Their studies have revealed that one of the coins has never been classified before and the other is the first example to be found since 1975.

The museum's Sam Moorhead, an expert in Roman antiquities, said: "These are the two most stunning coins I have ever seen and I have looked at over 30,000.

"Ethically, I am not allowed to put a valuation on them but I reckon they are priceless."

Mr Fretwell, in line for a huge windfall from his find, said: "To find out that one of the coins had never been seen before is amazing."

[Young Werther]

They're mine. I was time traveling in my Sophia Loren and I stopped off in England to take a whiz. The fell through a hole in my Toga.

Quae Cum Ita Sunt, please forward them to Jim Robinson and I'll share them with Free Republic!

[SunkenCiv]

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[Ciexyz]

Still waiting for a coin with inscription of "Arthur Rex" to turn up, hehehe.

[SunkenCiv]

;’) One interesting thing I read some while ago — “arth” (”rth”) is Goidelic for “bear”, and “ursa” means “bear” in Latin, ergo, Arthursa is a (nick?)name for the guy from two languages. :’)

[Ciexyz]

Arthur the "bear"-hearted instead of the "lion"-hearted.