Found extremely rare ancient Roman coins worth more than half a billion

This Solidus coin bears a portrait of Constantine I, also known as Constantine The Great, being the first ruler of the cult of Christianity.

An extremely rare gold Roman coin has just been discovered by a treasure seeker on a farm in Somerset, England, which has been auctioned for nearly £ 20,000.

Front image of the coin.

Treasure of the 4th century AD has been found with a circumference of 30cm, located below the ground of a field near Wanstrow, Somerset.

This Solidus coin bears a portrait of Constantine I , also known as Constantine The Great , being the first ruler of the cult of Christianity.

It was discovered near an old Roman road that was once used to transport mined lead ore.

The coin attracted a lot of attention when it was sold at London auction house Dix Noonan Webb.

The coin was purchased for £ 16,000, with additional fees, totaling £ 19,840.

The proceeds will be divided equally between the discoverer and the landowner.

The discoverer, who wanted to remain anonymous, was fascinated by the coin because of its ' strange, unnatural' appearance.

Using a used metal detector, he first discovered a Roman brooch and a few pieces of lead ore, before finding the most important discovery in his life of finding a treasure. this gold.

The reverse side of the coin depicts Constantine riding horses in battle, holding spears and shields with two enemy soldiers under his feet.

The back of the coin is 'extremely rare'.

This is a picture of his victory over Maxentius at the Milvian bridge outside of Rome in October 312, after which Constantine converted to Christianity.

Nigel Mills, an expert on antiquities at Dix Noonan Webb, said: 'The coin is a great symbol of gold coins minted in 313-315 AD in Trier, Gaul's capital.'

On the opposite side of the coin is a portrait of the emperor, who first changed the image of the king with a new headband called the crown in 324.

For the first time there was a break in the rules, a crown on the Emperor's head symbolizing a clear path to heaven coming from Constantine.

He also stopped using old Roman pagan gods on the back of his coin.

'On the opposite side is an extremely rare portrait of Constantine riding a horse in a battle of wielding spears and shields with two enemy soldiers falling below,' London auction house Dix Noonan said.

"This coin commemorates his great victory over Maxentius at the Milvian bridge outside Rome on October 28, 312 ', they added.

Constantine (272-337) accompanied Father Constantius I to England in a campaign against the Picts in northern England.

His father died of a disease in Eboracum (York) in 306 and Constantine was later declared a successor.

He became the reunited Roman empire in 324 after deposing Licinius, who partially ruled the empire in the east.

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