Appeal launched to save the Wold Newton Roman coin hoard for public collections
How much would 700 chickens, 2000 of the finest fish or 11,000 pints of beer cost you these days? A hoard of 1857 Roman coins discovered in the north of England would buy any of those options.
At the time it was buried in 307AD near the village of Wold Newton, East Yorkshire, it was the equiv…