Nadiskubre Ng Lalaking Ito Ang Rare 2,000-year-old Roman Coins Na Ito Na Naghahalaga Ng Mahigit 13 Million php Sa Kaniyang Lupain - Boy Trending
A 35-year-old man, Mike Smale, found the hoard of 600 rare denarii in a farmer's field in Bridport while hunting with his pals from the Southern Detectorists club.
A single coin can sell for up to 61,000.php - with the fisherman left gobsmacked when he uncovered one pristine coin after another dating back to 23BC.
The coins will be handed over to the corner for valuation and then likely sold to a museum, with the profits split between the farmner and Mike.
A fisherman fromn Plymouth, Devon, said the find was a true once in a lifetine event for him, saying: "It's a great find, my biggest one, but I shan't be giving it up.
"It's great fun and I'm sticking with it."
The astonishing find unfolded when Mike's detector started beeping manically and he began to look a little deeper.
The area was sectioned off, with theories that there was once a pot of coins there that had been hit by a plough and spread across the area.
The event was organised by Sean Macdonald, 47 , who admits he would have paid "good money" just to witness the find.
He added" "Bridport is a cracking area anyway, it's very rich in history, but a find like this is unprecedented.
"I've never seen a hoard of this seize before. We found one in Somerset last year but there were just 180, and they weren't of the same calibre.
"I was elated and shaking because this is a once in a lifetime find.
"The archaeologists excavating it couldn't believe what they were seeing because these coins are so rare.
"I personally thing a find of this size and variety will never be found again."
An expert who has examined the photos of the coins some feature Gods, and were issued by the Roman Republic in the centuries before the birth of Christ.
Coin expert said: "Others, which feature a distinctove galley - a type of Roman vessel - were minted by Mark Anthony while he was allied with his lover a Cleopatra in Egypt, between the Autumn of 32 BC to the spring of 31.
"They each celebrate the various legions under his command. Antony's coins circulated widely in the Roman Empire, and have certainly travelled a long way.
"Republican coinds and those of Anthony were issued before the Roman Invasion of Britain in AD 43, and would have drifted over in the pockets of Roman soldier and citizens alike.
"Coins finds such as this are fascinating, and are incredibly important in shedding light on the history of Roman Britain."
