Wales: Mark Antony coins worth "tens of thousands"

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Hoard of Roman silver coins found buried in Welsh field

A hoard of silver coins issued by Roman general Mark Antony, discovered in a Welsh field more than 2,000 years after they were buried, have been declared treasure.

The coins, which experts believe could be worth tens of thousands of pounds, were found by two friends out walking with metal detectors near the village of Wick, Vale of Glamorgan.

One of the pair, consultant psychiatrist Dr Richard Annear, 65, reported the find to curators who were able to lift a small pot containing the coins out of the ground, according to the South Wales Evening Post.


A hoard of coins issued by Roman general Mark Antony have been discovered in a Welsh field Photo: National Museum Wales/Wales News

The haul of 91 coins is believed to have been issued by Roman rulers spanning 200 years, with the earliest dating back to 31BC, when Mark Antony, a key ally of emperor Julius Caesar, played critical role in the formation of the Roman Empire.

The newest coins bear the image of Marcus Aurelius, the Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor who ruled between 161AD to 180AD.

Edward Besly, numismatist at National Museum Wales, said: “Each coin represents about a day’s pay at the time, so the hoard represents a significant sum of money.

“The hoard’s find spot is only a mile as the crow flies from that of another second century silver hoard found at Monknash in 2000, which compromised 103 denarii, buried a little earlier, around 150AD.

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