**Ancient British coins found in Dutch field likely to be spoils of Roman conquest**

Daniel Boffey

_“The wide chronological range of the coins suggests they were not selected based on quality, gold content or weight but removed from circulation in a single event, consistent with being spoils from the early Roman conquest of Britain under the general Aulus Plautius (AD43-47).”_

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/27/hoard-of-coins-dating-from-roman-conquest-of-britain-found-near-utrecht

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