The ‘chocolate wrapper’ valued at £30,000

An extremely rare 1700-year-old Roman gold coin discovered by a metal detecting enthusiast in South Wiltshire is expected to fetch up to £30,000 at an auction in London.

The coin, one of only four known examples of a gold one-and-a-half solidus from the reign of Emperor…

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