Excavation of the largest gold and ancient silver vault

Two British metal detectors unearthed the largest Iron Age silver and gold coin store in Europe.

After more than 30 years of persistent search, two metal detectors Reg Mead and Richard Miles finally discovered a huge treasure of coins on a field in Jersey, England. They excavated between 30,000 and 50,000 gold and silver coins buried under a clay mound for more than 2,000 years.

Archaeologists are excavating the treasure of Europe's largest ancient coins

Experts identify these coins as Celtic and Roman and date back to 50 BC - at the end of the Iron Age. The owner of this treasure is conjectured that the tribe Coriosolitae lived in the region of St Malo and Dinan (France) today.

Coriosolitae people buried their possessions to avoid being robbed by Julius Caesar's army. Julius Caesar's army at that time was very powerful and invaded northwestern France, making the Coriosolitae tribal community to move to the coast.

Some of the Coriosolitae tribesmen later brought property and swam across the English Channel to the British island of Jersey today. And the safest way to not be detected by Caesar's army and rob their property is to bury them in a secret place.

The coins found in the treasure

Dr. Philip de Jersey, Celtic coin expert at Oxford University (UK), said on the Daily Mail: 'This finding is very interesting and very important. It will provide new information, not just coins but also those who use them. "

Reg Mead and Richard Miles, the owner of the treasure of the determined coin worth up to £ 10 million, decided to display all the coins collected at the Jersey Museum so visitors can witness.