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Discovered! Rare Celtic Coins in the New Forest

Dan Snow's History Hit

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Coin Hoards

Was the silver and gold wising used here? Were they from the isles, the british isles, where we are? Now, that's a very interesting and quite difficult question to answer. The gold might well have been earlier items from save bronze age melted down and remade into coins. Some of em were refugees in boats. Of course, the enemy seems to re the name of to day. Soe we're talking about cross channel trade. We're talking about people coming across in small boats,. Talking about being on th edge of sounds like we're having a grey, contemporary conversation. And yet, this is goon, two thousand years ago. It's extraordinary

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