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Over 400 gold and silver Roman-era coins unearthed in the Netherlands depict rulers from Rome, Britain and Africa
and the Greek geographer Strabo wrote that Cunobelinus traded precious metals, grain and dogs with the Romans. Also in the hoard were 288 silver coins, all struck between 200 B.C. and A.D. 47.
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Ancient and rare British coins taken as ‘spoils of war’ by Romans found in Dutch field
The 44 gold coins bearing the inscription of AD40 British Celtic King Cunobelin were discovered ... to find dozens of 1,000-year-old Viking silver coins, dating from AD 1000 to 1065, on the ...