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A hoard of Roman coins found in Norfolk has sold for more than £15,000 at auction. A total of 432 historical silver coins, from the fifth Century A, were discovered in a field between 2020 and 2022 by a metal detectorist in Fakenham. The first load of 73 coins was sold at Noonans Mayfair in central London on Wednesday for £15,258. The farmer and metal detectorist will be sharing the proceeds. Nigel Mills, coin and artefact specialist at Noonan’s, said the hoard had in fact spread out over a third of an acre through disturbance by ploughing and has been recorded under the treasure act and retur…

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