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| Barton Bendish detectorist finds Roman silver coin hoard | Barton Bendish detectorist finds Roman silver coin hoard |
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| Four of the coins date to the reign of Marcus Aurelius, who was played by Richard Harris in the first Gladiator film, with the earliest dating from AD166 (above) | Four of the coins date to the reign of Marcus Aurelius, who was played by Richard Harris in the first Gladiator film, with the earliest dating from AD166 (above) |
| A hoard of 16 silver Roman coins spanning two centuries has been discovered in a field by a detectorist. | A hoard of 16 silver Roman coins spanning two centuries has been discovered in a field by a detectorist. |
| The denarii date from the late Roman Republic to the reign of Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina, and were found at Barton Bendish, Norfolk. | The denarii date from the late Roman Republic to the reign of Marcus Aurelius and his wife Faustina, and were found at Barton Bendish, Norfolk. |
| Coin specialist Adrian Marsden said the loss might have been the equivalent of "a few hundred quid" to its owner. | Coin specialist Adrian Marsden said the loss might have been the equivalent of "a few hundred quid" to its owner. |
| The hoard is the subject of a treasure inquest and King's Lynn Museum is hoping to acquire it. | The hoard is the subject of a treasure inquest and King's Lynn Museum is hoping to acquire it. |
| Empress Faustina accompanied her husband Marcus Aurelius on campaigns and after her death he ordered she should be deified | Empress Faustina accompanied her husband Marcus Aurelius on campaigns and after her death he ordered she should be deified |
| "There's 200 years' worth of coins in the hoard, which is what you get with a stable currency," Dr Marsden, from the Norfolk Historic Environment Service, said. | "There's 200 years' worth of coins in the hoard, which is what you get with a stable currency," Dr Marsden, from the Norfolk Historic Environment Service, said. |
| "It's similar to the 1960s when you'd still get Victorian pennies in your change, although they were practically worn smooth." | "It's similar to the 1960s when you'd still get Victorian pennies in your change, although they were practically worn smooth." |
| The earliest coin in the hoard dates from 57BC and is also the most worn. | The earliest coin in the hoard dates from 57BC and is also the most worn. |
| It was made in the Roman Republic which lasted from 509BC, when a monarch was replaced by elected magistrates, until 27BC, when the empire began. | |
| The earliest coin shows Caius Serveilius (top row), while the lower denarii shows the emperor Hadrian, who ordered the building of the wall in northern Britain | The earliest coin shows Caius Serveilius (top row), while the lower denarii shows the emperor Hadrian, who ordered the building of the wall in northern Britain |
| The rest of the coins show six emperors and two of their wives, with the most recent denarii dating to AD175-6. | The rest of the coins show six emperors and two of their wives, with the most recent denarii dating to AD175-6. |
| Dr Marsden said it was impossible to know if the coins were a purse loss or had been deliberately hidden "which is simply what you do when you haven't got banks". | Dr Marsden said it was impossible to know if the coins were a purse loss or had been deliberately hidden "which is simply what you do when you haven't got banks". |
| "We do know that this part of Norfolk, the area on the fen edge around King's Lynn, was a very prosperous part of Britain - there was a line of villas here and you've got [the county's longest Roman road] the Peddars Way - because the soil is very fertile and it's prime agricultural land," he said. | "We do know that this part of Norfolk, the area on the fen edge around King's Lynn, was a very prosperous part of Britain - there was a line of villas here and you've got [the county's longest Roman road] the Peddars Way - because the soil is very fertile and it's prime agricultural land," he said. |
| "While it's always very difficult to tie in coins with prices today, because the structure of society was so very different, the loss was probably worth the equivalent of a few hundred quid to its owner." | "While it's always very difficult to tie in coins with prices today, because the structure of society was so very different, the loss was probably worth the equivalent of a few hundred quid to its owner." |
| Emperor Vespasian (AD69 to 79) was the last of the emperors in the "year of four emperors " and went on to found a new dynasty | Emperor Vespasian (AD69 to 79) was the last of the emperors in the "year of four emperors " and went on to found a new dynasty |
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