Roman coins found in Wiltshire sell for £81k at auction
A collection of rare Roman coins discovered by three friends have sold at auction for £81,160.The hoard of 142 coins was expected to sell for between £30,000 and £40,000.
David Allen, a 59-year-old carpenter, and his friend Robert Abbott, 53, both from Essex, had been staying in a field near Pewsey, Wiltshire on a camping weekend along with Mick Rae, 63, who was a herds manager from Wiltshire at the time.Mr Abbott, who owns a computer shop, said: "Ironically, we had been camping there two weeks previous for a week-long detecting outing.
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