A hoard of hundreds of Roman-era silver coins and precious metals was recovered in northern Germany — years after it went unreported to authorities. The find was announced by the Lower Saxony State Office for the Preservation of Monuments (NLD) in October. It was found near Borsum, in the district of Hildesheim. The hoard consisted of 450 silver coins, bars of silver, a gold ring and a gold coin. German officials said the 2,000-year-old hoard was discovered by a detectorist in 2017 — but it wasn't until April 2025 that he reported it. NLD archaeologists headed to the site in October to find exactly where the hoard ... (full story)