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Metal detectorists discover hoard of priceless gold coins dating back to Biblical times
Two metal detectorists stumbled across a cache of coins dating back to Biblical times in a one-of-a-kind discovery, according to European officials. The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands announced the discovery, which consists of 404 silver and gold coins, in a Jan. 27 press release. The cache is a mixture of Roman and British coins, making the discovery particularly unusual. A pair of metal detectorists named Gert-Jan Messelaar and Reinier Koelink found the coins in Bunnik, which is located in the province of Utrecht, in autumn 2023. Though the coins have been in the possession of the Dutch government for ... (full story)