Research associate contextualizes hoard value using Roman pay records
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Rahel Otte, research associate at the archaeological office, uses documented Roman legionary wages to estimate the hoard's significance: a soldier earning 300 denarii per year (with half withheld) would need six years of total disposable income to amass this treasure.
“A legionary would therefore have had to save all of his disposable income for about six years to amass the Wesseling hoard.”
Rahel OtteOliver Riedl Amateur archaeologistErich Classen State archaeologist and director, LVR Office for the Preservation of Archaeological MonumentsRahel Otte Research associate, LVR Office for the Preservation of Archaeological Monuments
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first by Global News, 1d ago · also Courthouse News, Mercury News, Philadelphia Inquirer, The Oregonian
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- Amateur archaeologist finds Germany’s biggest hoard of ancient Roman silver coins Courthouse News · 1d ago
- Metal detector discovery leads to one of Germany’s biggest Roman coin hoards The Oregonian · 1d ago
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- Amateur archeologist unearths Germany's largest trove of Roman coins Deutsche Welle EN · 1d ago
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1 outlet Man's metal detector wouldn't stop beeping, leading to record-breaking trove of ancient Roman coins
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Amateur archaeologist finds 934 Roman silver denarii in a German field. The hoard, buried south of Cologne in the second century AD, is the biggest coin treasure ever found in Germany from the time of Hadrian. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... via @theguardian.com
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An amateur archaeologist found Germany's largest hoard of ancient Roman silver denarii coins. Felt they belonged in a museum. So they are now on display at the LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn https:// apnews.com/article/germany-rom…
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apnews.com/article/germ... archaeologist finds Germany’s biggest hoard of ancient Roman silver coins
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Archaeological authorities in Germany have revealed a monumental discovery: the largest coin hoard from the reign of Emperor Hadrian ever found in the country. Unearthed near Wesseling, south of Cologne along the Rhine River, it consists of 934 Roman silver denarii with a total weight of 3.1 kilograms (6.8 pounds). Photo credit Marcel…
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The oldest coin in the trove dates back to 148 B.C. (during the Roman Republic), though the majority originate from the Flavian dynasty (A.D. 69–96). Archaeologists believe the hoard was deliberately buried for safekeeping during the first quarter of the 2nd century A.D. under the reign of Emperor Hadrian. Photo credit Marcel Zanjani/LVR-Amt für…
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