A metal detectorist kept a Roman coin for nearly 30 years before realising it was worth £10,000. Retired police officer Tom Thomas, from Reading, made the rare discovery in the 1990s and kept the ...

A metal detectorist has found out that one of the coins in his collection is over 2,000 years old and worth £10,000. Tom Thomas, from Reading, found the rare one of a kind coin 30 years ago.

The Roman coin is the only known example that features the Roman goddess Salus, feeding a snake rising from an altar A metal detectorist kept a Roman coin for nearly 30 years before realising it ...