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Silver and gold discovered among record £10million Jersey
hoard of coins that date back to Julius Caesar's invading army (Daily Mail)
hoard of coins that date back to Julius Caesar's invading army (Daily Mail)
much, much more, including pictures and a short video, at link aboveSilver and gold has been discovered by experts working on the record £10million coin hoard that was discovered in Jersey last week.
The haul contains between 30,000 and 50,000 Celtic coins and was discovered by metal detector enthusiasts Reg Mead and Richard Miles.
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The coins are thought to date from the year 50BC while the armies of Julius Caesar were advancing north-westwards through France, driving the tribal communities towards the coast.
Some of them would have crossed the sea to Jersey, finding a safe place of refuge away from Caesar's campaigns.
The only place to store their wealth was to bury it in a secret place.
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