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Metal detecting rally on Englefield estate turns up gold coins dating as far back as 100 BC
ANCIENT gold coins were among the finds uncovered by metal detecting enthusiasts who descended on the Englefield estate on Sunday (September 9). Over 280 people armed with metal detectors arrived to sweep fields on the estate in the hope of finding rare historical treasures.
One top find was an Iron Age gold quarter stater, engraved with the image of a rearing horse. Dating from around 100 BC, it comes from the Atrebates tribe who spread across south east England from their Silchester capital.
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