An amateur archaeologist in western Germany made an extraordinary discovery after a metal detector led to the unearthing of a vast Roman coin hoard near Cologne. The find, consisting of nearly 950 silver denarii buried in the second century AD, represents the largest such treasure from the reign of Emperor Hadrian ever recovered in Germany. Authorities were alerted and quickly joined the excavation, confirming the historical significance of the haul. The treasure offers rare insight into Roman-era economics and the region’s past.
The hoard, buried south of Cologne in the second century AD, is the biggest coin treasure ever found in Germany from the time of HadrianAn 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.Oliver Riedl called the authorities for help and a group of experts who began digging immediately discovered a total of 934 Roman silver denarii. It is the biggest coin treasure ever found in Germany from the time of the Roman emperor Hadrian, the local office in charge of archaeological monuments said on Tuesday. Continue reading...
