The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 38, September 19, 2004, Article 5

NEW ROMAN COIN CACHE FOUND

  Arthur Shippee forwarded the following note from the
  Explorator newsletter:

  "One of the biggest finds of Roman coins ever discovered in
  Surrey has been unearthed on a farm at Leigh.

  Almost 60 silver denarii dating back to 30BC were located
  after Martin Adams, a metal detecting enthusiast, received a
  signal on his machine."

  "A short while later, the roofer received two more promising
   signals. He dug down and uncovered two more coins which
   turned out to be about 2,000 years old."

  "Within a few hours, 23 more Roman coins were unearthed,
   together with the scattered fragments of a pot in which the
   money had probably been contained.

  Surrey County Council archaeologist Dr David Bird was
  immediately notified of the find and an official dig of the area
 closest to the pot shards was arranged. The archaeologists
 dug out further silver coins - some at a depth of eight or nine
  inches - and the detectorists located more further afield on the
  same farm.

  The farm, the location of which is not being revealed for fear
  of unauthorised visits by treasure hunters, is owned by the
  county council and is tenanted by a farmer. The fields have
  been ploughed by generations of farmers."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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