Tuesday 17 May 2022 11:13 PM Detectorist, 30, inspired by Indiana Jones finds £65,000 Roman hoard trends now
Tuesday 17 May 2022 11:13 PM Detectorist, 30, inspired by Indiana Jones finds £65,000 Roman hoard trends now
Raider of the lost coins: Detectorist, 30, inspired by Indiana Jones finds £65,000 Roman hoard after studying satellite imagery near his Suffolk home George Ridgeway, 30, found huge coin hoard after studying satellite imagery The 725 Iron Age and Roman pieces were found near his Suffolk home Mr Ridgeway’s amazing find has been provisionally valued at £65,000
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An Indiana Jones fan’s boyhood dreams have come true after unearthing a £65,000 hoard of ancient coins.
Metal detectorist George Ridgeway, 30, found the 725 Iron Age and Roman pieces after studying satellite imagery near his Suffolk home.
They date from around 206BC – before the Romans invaded Britain – to the reign of Emperor Claudius in 47AD, when they are thought to have been buried.
Mr Ridgeway, who works as a butcher and lives with his parents in the village of Ashbocking, said: ‘Indiana Jones was my boyhood hero.
