Detectorist's delight after unearthing gold coins

The Celtic gold stater, left, is believed to date back to 65 BC, while the Edward III quarter noble, right, is from the 14th CenturyTwo gold coins separated by about 1,500 years of history have been found within 400 metres of each other in a farmer's field.

"I set off again to look in another area of the field and about 30m away from the cars I got a good signal, dug it up and the glint of gold was there. It's a special find."Detectorists also found a silver Roman coin and a Bronze Age axe in the field Roger White, an honorary research fellow at the University of Birmingham, said the Celtic coin would have belonged to the Corieltauvi tribe, whose Roman capital was Leicester."English coins, especially gold, had high purity, as the colour of this coin shows. It is also relatively unworn so had not been in circulation for a long time, or had been hoarded.

Mr Hyde made the discoveries at an event organised by metal detecting group Down To Earth Charity Digs.

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