Two metal detectorists in the Netherlands stumbled on a collection of coins during their scouring, the findings later turned out to be a rare hoard dating back to the first century. The collection ...

In the first century AD, the Roman army set up camp on the River Aire and built a fort called Lagentium, on which modern-day Castleford is built. Roman coin moulds have been found in the area ...

The newest coins date from about A.D. 175 during the reign of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who died in 180. | Credit: ...