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Coin Collecting NewsMetal detector Roy unearths the oldest coin found in Wales
A 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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Earthkeeper | Oct 21, 2009 | Reply
I found a set of 3 coins near furness abbey which are all solid gold and weigh just under 15g each they are slightly larger than a £2 coin and around double the thickness. one has a picture of a bald man with sort of a band around his head but the others are so worn i cant make them out