Report: Amateur archaeologist finds 934 Roman silver denarii in German field

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The hoard, buried south of Cologne in the second century AD, is the largest coin treasure ever found in Germany from the time of Hadrian An amateur archaeologist who discovered several Roman silver coins in a field in western Germany realised he had stumbled upon something much bigger when his metal detector kept beeping. The report also notes that Oliver Riedl called the authorities for support and a group of experts who started digging immediately discovered a total of 934 Roman silver denarii. It is the largest coin treasure ever found in Germany from the time of the Roman emperor Hadrian, the local office in charge of archaeological monuments stated on Tuesday.

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