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  • Major Roman coins find at Petworth[UK]

    12/23/2008 8:49:08 AM PST · by BGHater · 8 replies · 592+ views
    Midhurst and Petworth Observer ^ | 22 Dec 2008 | Midhurst and Petworth Observer
    An important discovery of more than 100 Roman coins has left archaeologists wondering whether Petworth has more to do with the Romans than first thought. The 103 coins, which equate to a third of a year's wages for a Roman soldier, were found on farmland in the area on November 24. Experts have previously believed Petworth to have been little affected by the Romans, but the discovery of the silver coins could mean there were wealthy people living there. The coins date from the third and second century BC to the Hadrian period of 132 to 148AD. Sussex Archaeological Society...