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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

‘Amazing’ 1,700-year-old Roman coin showing Britain’s breakaway emperor found during railway dig

Archaeologists conducting excavations along a new railway line in eastern England have discovered a rare coin from 287AD depicting the Roman usurper Carausius.

Excavations are ongoing at 1,000 trial trenches in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire along a planned East West railway line connecting Oxford, Bedford and Cambridge. Researchers are looking to build a detailed record of what lies underneath and help preserve archaeological heritage wherever possible.

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