A very rare Roman gold coin dating from AD 293-296, discovered in a newly ploughed field in Kent, sold for 552,000 pounds at an auction held by Dix Noonan Webb, the Mayfair-based international coin, medal, banknote and jewellery specialists on June 6, 2019. The coin, known as an Aureus - a gold coin of ancient Rome, is relatively small. It is 4.31grams in weight and only a bit bigger than a penny. Dating from the reign of Allectus, it was found near Dover, Kent, adjacent to a Roman road. (Photo/Agencies)
A very rare Roman gold coin dating from AD 293-296, discovered in a newly ploughed field in Kent, sold for 552,000 pounds at an auction held by Dix Noonan Webb, the Mayfair-based international coin, medal, banknote and jewellery specialists on June 6, 2019. The coin, known as an Aureus - a gold coin of ancient Rome, is relatively small. It is 4.31grams in weight and only a bit bigger than a penny. Dating from the reign of Allectus, it was found near Dover, Kent, adjacent to a Roman road. (Photo/Agencies)
A very rare Roman gold coin dating from AD 293-296, discovered in a newly ploughed field in Kent, sold for 552,000 pounds at an auction held by Dix Noonan Webb, the Mayfair-based international coin, medal, banknote and jewellery specialists on June 6, 2019. The coin, known as an Aureus - a gold coin of ancient Rome, is relatively small. It is 4.31grams in weight and only a bit bigger than a penny. Dating from the reign of Allectus, it was found near Dover, Kent, adjacent to a Roman road. (Photo/Agencies)
A very rare Roman gold coin dating from AD 293-296, discovered in a newly ploughed field in Kent, sold for 552,000 pounds at an auction held by Dix Noonan Webb, the Mayfair-based international coin, medal, banknote and jewellery specialists on June 6, 2019. The coin, known as an Aureus - a gold coin of ancient Rome, is relatively small. It is 4.31grams in weight and only a bit bigger than a penny. Dating from the reign of Allectus, it was found near Dover, Kent, adjacent to a Roman road. (Photo/Agencies)
