"Man finds rare Roman gold coin worth £100k while metal detecting"

"Mark Hannam, senior coin specialist and auctioneer at Fieldings, described the coin as "a genuinely amazing find" and "a unique piece of history."

A Roman coin from AD69 has sold at auction for £58,000 after being found by a metal detectorist in a clod of earth.

The coin, which is in excellent condition for its age, was discovered in a field in Staffordshire, England, earlier this year. It is a third bronze coin of Nero, and it is estimated to be worth around £40,000.

The coin was sold at Fielding's Auctioneers in March, and it quickly attracted attention from collectors around the world. Bidding started at £15,000, and it eventually reached £58,000 before being sold to a bidder in Scotland.

"I am very pleased with the result, as the condition of soil and stone action had taken its toll a little, with the coin being in the ground for over 1,900 years," said Mark Hannam, senior coin specialist and auctioneer at Fielding's.

"There was lots of pre-sale interest and bidding was brisk, quickly reaching level.

"The coin has gone to its new home with a collector in Scotland and I am pleased that it has remained in the UK.

"To find a coin from AD69 is incredibly rare, as most coins we find in this country are from the third and fourth centuries, and we are talking about a time when the gold was at its purest level."

The coin is now set to be displayed at a museum in Scotland, where it will be able to enjoyed by members of the public.

The metal detectorist who found the coin has preferred to remain anonymous, but he said that he was "over the moon" with his discovery.

"My heart was racing, I just popped it in my pocket and went straight back home," he said.

"In metal detecting circles a Roman coin is probably among the best things you can find."output: A metal detectorist has struck gold (or rather, bronze) after discovering a 1,900-year-old Roman coin during a recent dig.

The coin, which dates back to AD69, sold for £58,000 at Fielding's Auctioneers earlier this month. It quickly attracted attention from collectors around the world, especially given its age and excellent condition.

During the March auction, bidding started at £15,000 and quickly reached the final hammer price of £58,000. The coin will remain in the U.K., having been bought by a bidder in Scotland.

"I am very pleased with the result, as the condition of soil and stone action had taken its toll a little, with the coin being in the ground for over 1,900 years. There was lots of pre-sale interest and bidding was brisk, quickly reaching level. The coin has gone to its new home with a collector in Scotland and I am pleased that it has remained in the U.K.," said Mark Hannam, senior coin specialist and auctioneer at Fielding's.

"To find a coin from AD69 is incredibly rare, as most coins we find in this country are from the third and fourth centuries, and we are talking about a time when the gold was at its purest level."

The coin, which is a third bronze coin of Nero, is estimated to be worth around £40,000. It is set to be displayed at a museum in Scotland, where it will be able to enjoyed by members of the public.

Earlier this year, the coin was discovered by the metal detectorist, who preferred to remain anonymous, in a clod of earth about 2ft away from him as he searched a field in Staffordshire, England. After breaking open the clod, the coin dropped into his hand.

"I managed to get this reading again from a clod of earth about 2ft away from me, I broke it open and then this coin dropped into my hand. My heart was racing, I just popped it in my pocket and went straight back home. In metal detecting circles a Roman coin is probably among the best things you can find," he said.