British fishermen find Roman treasures worth 267 thousand USD

A fisherman discovered 600 Roman coins worth nearly 267 thousand USD buried beneath a field in England.

Mike Smale fisherman stumbles upon a large number of 2,000-year-old Roman coins as he and his friends search for treasures in the fields of Anthony Butler in Bridport, Dorset County, England, Sun on September 29 believe.

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Roman coins were discovered in the field in England.(Photo: South West News Service) .

Metal detectors help Smale detect 600 coins buried beneath the ground."This is my greatest and greatest discovery , " Smale said.

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Location where treasure is found.(Photo: Google Maps).

It is estimated that some coins can sell for $ 1,200. The specimen will be shipped to a valuation specialist and will most likely be sold to the museum. The proceeds will be distributed to Butler and Smale.

From the coin snapshot, experts believe that the symbol of the gods shows the possibility of a coin coming from the period of the Roman Republic, many centuries BC.

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Smale (right) shook hands with farmer Butler.(Photo: South West News Service).

Some pictures of Roman ships were conjectured from Roman era Mark Anthony allied with Egyptian queen Cleopatra around the fall of 32 BC until the spring of 31 BC.

Experts judge that this is a rare and diverse Roman coin found. This treasure detection area is currently zoned. Experts conjecture that the coin was originally contained in a jar, but farmers' plows may have broken the jar, causing coins to spill across the field.