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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrbrklyn, post: 1445379, member: 4381&quot;]<a href="http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Hundreds-Roman-coins-Stoke-Trent-field/story-16128189-detail/story.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Hundreds-Roman-coins-Stoke-Trent-field/story-16128189-detail/story.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Hundreds-Roman-coins-Stoke-Trent-field/story-16128189-detail/story.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>MUSEUM officials are considering buying a huge haul of Roman treasure which has been discovered in a Stoke-on-Trent field.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hundreds of coins more than 2,000 years old were found at the undisclosed location.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ​Deb Klemperer</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Deb Klemperer</p><p><br /></p><p>The solid silver sovereigns – some with immaculately-preserved images of the Roman emperor Hadrian – were discovered by metal detecting enthusiast Scott Heeley.</p><p><br /></p><p>Experts say it is the most exciting discovery in the region since the Staffordshire Hoard, which is the largest haul of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now officials at Hanley&#039;s Potteries Museum and Art Gallery must decide whether to buy the 242 coins and put them on public display.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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