A hoard of 16 silver Roman coins spanning two centuries has been discovered ... Dr Marsden said it was impossible to know if the coins were a purse loss or had been deliberately hidden "which is ...

The Roman coin hoard may have been buried at the time for safekeeping, which was a common practice in an era when there were no banks. It's also possible that a person lost a purse that held the coins ...

Councillors Tony Wallis, Hannah Appleyard and Richard Forster show off coin moulds from the collection Coin moulds which were used for counterfeiting money during Roman times are to go on display ...

It was made in the Roman Republic which lasted from 509BC ... Dr Marsden said it was impossible to know if the coins were a purse loss or had been deliberately hidden "which is simply what ...