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In this undated image made available Thursday July 8, 2010, from British Museum, showing a coin from the ruler Marcus Aurelius Carausius, among a hoard found by treasure hunter Dave Crisp in a field near Frome, England. Crisp found around 52,500 Roman coins dating from the third century AD, buried in a field, by Crisp using a metal detector in late April 2010. The hoard is valued at 3.3 million pounds ($5 million), and includes hundreds of coins bearing the image of Marcus Aurelius Carausius, the Roman naval officer who seized power in 286 and proclaimed himself emperor of Britain and northern France until he was assassinated in 293.(AP Photo / British Museum, PA)
Two silver denarii of Britain's 'lost emperor' Carausius (AD286-93) coins are seen under a magnifying glass on display at the British Museum in London, Thursday, July 8, 2010. The Roman coins found in a hoard of about 52,500 in a large pot by a British treasure hunter Dave Crisp using a metal detector in a field in southwestern England, is one of the largest treasure hoards ever found in Britain. Crisp found the coins dating from the third century AD, and is valued at 3.3 million pounds ($5 million), includes hundreds of coins bearing the image of Marcus Aurelius Carausius, the Roman naval officer who seized power in 286 and proclaimed himself emperor of Britain and northern France, ruling until he was assassinated in 293. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
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