Rare Roman Coin Unearthed by Detectorist Set for Auction

Paul Capewell discovered the coin in a Cambridgeshire field after 20 years of searching, with auction estimates reaching up to £6,000.

The silver coin was issued by Emperor Trajan in AD 107 and is one of only two examples sold in the past 25 years.
Paul Capewell, a retired builder from Nottinghamshire, found the coin using his Equinox 800 metal detector.
The coin will be auctioned at Noonans Mayfair in London on October 22, with a pre-sale estimate of £5,000 to £6,000.
Capewell plans to share the auction proceeds with the landowner and use his share for a new metal detector or heart surgery.
The coin features a design similar to one by moneyer Titus Carisius in 46 BC, depicting Juno Moneta and coin-making tools.