A
man from Leicestershire has stumbled across a set of 2,000 year old
coins, which will be unveiled at the start of the county's two week
archaeology festival.
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| The coins date back to the Iron Age [Credit: Leicestershire County Council] |
The ten gold coins were discovered in Peatling Magna by Steve Bestwick.
It is thought that they were made in Northern France, between 60-50 BC, suggesting that people living in Leicestershire had contact with their French counterparts.
It is thought that they were made in Northern France, between 60-50 BC, suggesting that people living in Leicestershire had contact with their French counterparts.
“These
coins bring up so many questions. Why did they come to Leicestershire?
What sort of journey they have been on? How did they get here from the
continent, so long ago before cross –channel ferries? Who was the last
person to hold them and what did they mean to them?” – Steve Bestwick, metal detectorist
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