Shropshire Roman coins find declared treasure

Wednesday 26th October 2011, 1:50PM BST.

A sample of the 9,000 Roman coins found in a Shropshire field

ONE OF the largest hauls of Roman coins ever discovered in Shropshire has been declared treasure by a coroner after it was unearthed by a man using a metal detector.

The hoard of more than 9,000 coins was left undiscovered for 1,700 years but was found by 32-year-old father-of-one Nic Davies from Ford, near Shrewsbury, buried in the ground at a secret location in August 2009.

Now that the bronze coins have been declared treasure by coroner John Ellery they could end up returning to Shropshire to go on display in a museum.

But first a government panel must decide what the coins are worth.

Full report and more pictures in today’s Shropshire Star

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Julius Caesar

October 26, 2011 at 12:47

By the Immortal Gods! Is that where I dropped the wretched things? My chariotnav said I was in Pompeii.

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Maximus Decimus Meridius

October 26, 2011 at 13:54

I think you’ll find that they belong to me, was my bronze adjustable spanner there too? could do with that back really.

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- JOHN JONES
  
  October 27, 2011 at 21:12
  
  You can have your adjustable spanner back, It’s no good to me, it’s metric.
  
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Givummus Macoinious

October 26, 2011 at 15:14

Twas I that lost the hoard
Now – Where did I put the keys to the chariot
Aah – it’s over there by that man with the funny beeping thing in his hand – what is he wearing! fool

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adam

October 26, 2011 at 16:18

should solve rthe national debt?

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micky finn

October 27, 2011 at 00:19

Brilliant news

We should do something with them in a museum or somthing to pull in the tourists like Staffs did with its gold horde (albeit this isnt as big) people are really into history these days

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