"It is an enthralling historical mystery," the directors said in the release. Bronze coins related to Ptolemies and of Antiochus IV, weapons, wooden tools and fabrics were found too. The Judean ...

It has been dated to c. 211 BC, making it possibly the oldest Roman coin ever found in Britain. The helmeted head of Roma is depicted on the obverse, the Dioscuri (twins Castor and Pollux ...