Amateur Unearths 52,000 Ancient Roman Coins

A hospital chef, Dave Crisp, obsessed with treasure hunting has found over 52,000 Roman coins worth $1 million. He used a metal detector to unearth these coins from a field near Frome, Somerset in southwestern England. David Crisp was in search of metal objects buried in the field where he found 21 coins and called for archaeological help to excavate the land. The coins, stored in 160kg pot, date from AD 253 to 293 and most of them are made of debased silver or bronze. The are cleaned and transferred to the British Museum in London.