When amateur archaeologist Oliver Riedl’s metal detector refused to stop signalling in a field in western Germany, he realised he had uncovered far more than just a few loose items.
Riedl alerted the authorities, and a team of specialists subsequently unearthed a total of 934 Roman silver denarii. According to the local office responsible for archaeological monuments on Tuesday, it represents the largest coin treasure from the era of Roman Emperor Hadrian ever discovered in Germany.
