1,600-year-old coin discovered in Channel Islands

Archaeologists find two Roman coins on the Channel Islands. One features a young caesar, the other a Roman emperor slain by invading Goths

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A thin silver “antoninianus” from A.D. 255 depicts Valerian II, a teenage assistant emperor who met an untimely end

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In later layers, a bronze coin of co-emperor Valens (A.D. 364–367) was found. Valens famously fell to the Goths at the Battle of Adrianople in Turkey

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Alderney has been inhabited for millennia, with Iron Age burials and Roman structures uncovered

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These coins whisper tales of power, ambition, and treachery across the waves of time.

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The ancient coins reveal a slice of history, connecting us to those who once walked these shores.

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As excavations continue, more secrets await discovery on this windswept island.

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