A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman coin from 69 A.D. The ...

Ron Walters, from Kingswinford, unearthed the gold coin depicting Emperor Aulus Vitellius while metal detecting near Wall Heath, Dudley, last year. The coin was purchased by a collector from ...

They were: Galba, Otho and Vitellius (ruled 68 – 69 AD). Servius Galba was a career politician. Born into an established, wealthy family, he became consul in 33 AD. Six years later, he held ...

Article continues below The artefact from 69AD is thought to be the first aureus of emperor Aulus Vitellius ever recorded as a find in England. The retired welder stumbled upon his incredible ...

Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp It is believed to be the first gold aureus of emperor Aulus Vitellius to be recorded as a find in the British Isles and they can be worth as much as ...

The major sign of the coin’s rarity, according to the BBC, is its profile of emperor Aulus Vitellius, who ruled for just eight months (or one-ninth of the amount of time Walters spent searching ...