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A metal detectorist in the west of Germany has actually found among the biggest stockpiles of Roman silver coins ever discovered because nation from the reign of the Emperor Hadrian.
The stack consists of more than 900 silver denarii– the denarius was the basic coin of the early Roman Empire — and weighs nearly 7 pounds (3.1 kgs).
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