Experts say unusual coins from two different periods buried with
A container of coins from the Roman era and the end of the Iron Age found in a cave. The coins were estimated to have been buried there for more than 2,000 years.
Container treasure was found by a resident who initially found four coins in a cave Dovedale, Derbyshire, England.
The discovery sparked a major excavation at the site.
Experts say this is the first coins of two different civilizations found buried along.
'Wealth and power'
The archaeologists found 26 coins, including three coins that come from the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43 and 20 metals gold and silver from the late Iron Age.
They suspect that the coins belonged to the tribe Corieltavi.
Although often Roman coins are found there, this is the first time a coin is found in the cave.
The findings were expressed as "treasure."
Coins were found in the Cave of Dovedale, Derbyshire
Archaeological experts from the National Trust UK, Rachael Hall, said, "This coin indicates that individuals who have had a rich and powerful.
"The coins are used more as a symbol of power and status during the late Iron Age, not for transactions.
"Is it merely hides individual 'treasure'? Or maybe he speculated that the coin values will rise in the future?"
The findings were being cleaned by treatment experts from the British Museum and University College London and will be on display in Buxton Museum later this year.
