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Amateur archaeologist finds Germany’s biggest hoard of ancient Roman silver coins
22 Sept 2026, 13:30 UTC · 4 independent sources
🚨 934 ROMAN SILVER COINS FOUND IN WESTERN GERMANY
Oliver Riedl, an amateur archaeologist, discovered several Roman silver coins in a field in western Germany.
Experts later found a total of 934 Roman silver denarii.
The hoard was buried south of Cologne in the second century AD.
Source: The Independent, The Guardian, CBS News, abcnews.com #Germany
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- The Independent
Amateur archaeologist unearths huge Roman silver coin treasure trove in Germany
- The Guardian
Amateur archaeologist finds 934 Roman silver denarii in German field
- CBS News
Metal detectorist finds record-breaking trove of ancient Roman coins
- abcnews.com
Amateur archaeologist finds Germany’s biggest hoard of ancient Roman silver coins