Metal detecting pensioner finds Wales’ oldest coin

Roman coin from 200BC found in WalesA METAL detecting enthusiast has unearthed a Roman coin thought to be one of the oldest ever found in Wales.
Retired butcher Roy Page, 69, of Coedpoeth, found the detailed 2,000-year-old coin on a farm near St Asaph when he went on a search there with the Mold-based Historical Search Society.

Roy handed the tiny silver coin to the Portable Antiquities Scheme, who identified it as dating from the second century BC.

It is believed to have been brought over some time after the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD, or during earlier visits in the first century BC.

Roy, who has been metal detecting for five years, said: “The person who held the coin was probably a Roman.

“When he told me I nearly fainted, I was over the moon. I was told by an expert in our group that it could be the oldest coin found in Wales. Read Full Story

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  1. Mike | Jun 26, 2008 | Reply

    That is certainly a once in a lifetime find and one that will always be remembered.

    I’m happy to find a 50 year old coin here in the US.

    Congratulations to Roy, and I hope he has a long and prosperous retirement.

    Mike

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