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Man Finds 2,000-Year-Old Roman Treasure in Germany While Wandering With Metal Detector!
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News18•01-10-2026, 10:29
Man Finds 2,000-Year-Old Roman Treasure in Germany While Wandering With Metal Detector!
- •A man in Germany, Oliver Riedel, discovered a signal underground with his metal detector near Wesseling.
- •Excavation revealed 934 silver denarii from the Roman period, weighing approximately 3.1 kilograms.
- •The treasure is believed to be about 2,000 years old and is the largest coin hoard found in Germany linked to Emperor Hadrian.
- •Experts speculate the coins were deliberately hidden in the second century AD, possibly as savings, but the owner never returned.
- •This ancient treasure, equivalent to several years' earnings for a Roman soldier, is now displayed at the LVR-LandesMuseum in Bonn.
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A man exploring with a metal detector near Wesseling, Germany, discovered 934 silver denarii from the Roman period buried underground. This collection of coins weighs about 6.8 pounds and dates back approximately 2,000 years to the reign of Emperor Hadrian.
Following its discovery and secure retrieval from underground, the 2,000-year-old Roman treasure has been put on public exhibition at the LVR-LandesMuseum in Bonn.
Researchers estimate that the total treasure equaled about six years of a Roman soldier's entire disposable income, given that a soldier typically earned roughly 300 denarii a year.
