Metal Detectorists Dug up 141 Roman Gold Coins—Along with a 1,600-Year-Old Mystery
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“Metal detectorists discovered 141 Roman gold coins, many of which were minted in Anatolia thousands of miles away. Archaeologists are puzzled because there is no known historical crisis that explains why the coins were buried in that location.”
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