I would like to submit this latest video on YouTube related to Metal Detecting.
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â·www.jozefherman.nlâ· For 1800 years the story of the ‘lost British emperor’ who defied ancient Rome has been merely a footnote in history books. Carausius’s audacious seizure of power and seven-year reign over Britain and much of Gaul have largely been forgotten. But thanks to the astonishing discovery of 52000 Roman coins, new light is being shed on one of the most turbulent periods of our island story. Hundreds of the coins – buried in a gigantic clay jar and weighing as much as two men – bear the image of Carausius. The discovery was made by hospital chef Dave Crisp using a metal detector. The 63-year-old unearthed 21 of the coins on a farm near Frome in Somerset before realising the find was so significant expert help was needed. He called in archaeologists who set about the delicate task of excavating the site. The hoard was then taken to the British Museum to be cleaned up and recorded. The coins span 40 years from AD253 to AD293 and the great majority are ‘radiates’ made from debased silver or bronze. The hoard was the equivalent of four years of pay for a Roman legionary – and could now fetch at least £250000. Weighing 350lb, the coins may have been buried as an offering for a good harvest or favourable weather. Mr Crisp, 63, today told how his detector gave a ‘funny signal’, prompting him to dig through the soil. ‘I put my hand in, pulled out a bit of clay and there was a little Radial, a little bronze Roman coin,’ he said. ‘Very, very small, about the size of …
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