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1,740-year-old Roman coin bearing emperor's name found as England rail dig reveals clues
A railway project has opened an unexpected window into Roman Britain after archaeologists uncovered a rare coin and other artifacts dating back nearly 2,000 years. The discoveries, made in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom, were announced by East West Rail on July 1. Construction workers are currently restoring and building rail links between Oxford and Cambridge, and as part of that work, archaeologists are excavating trenches across southern England. One of the discoveries was a coin dating back roughly 1,740 years. The artifact carries the name of Roman Emperor Carausius, a naval commander who ... (full story)
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