At least 40 well preserved Roman period coins have been found in west Oxfordshire.
The items were found by metal detectorists working with permission in a field at Walcot, near Charlbury.
The coins and a block of earth containing more coins were examined by a group of archaeologists and taken to the British Museum.
Rob Stepney lives nearby and joined the detectorists as they made their find. He said: βIt was one of the most exciting days of my life and I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time. I was the first person to touch the coin in 1700 years and that felt lucky.β
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Archaeologists also found what is thought to be a handle or a broken pair of scissors.
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