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Romanian treasure hunter finds what could be oldest forged coins in history worth £120,000 - and he's going to spend it on a new metal detector
Read more: Romanian treasure hunter finds 'oldest forged coins in history' from Ancient Greece | Mail Online
A Romanian man who found what could be the oldest forged coins in history while out treasure hunting with his son says he will use his fortune to 'buy a new metal detector'.
Paul Croituru, 37, dug up the trove of 300 forged silver coins worth nearly £120,000 - more than ten times what he earns a year as a council worker.
But the father, who found the ancient Greek coins with the help of son Alexandru, 13, immediately told the authorities and will now lose nearly all of the money because of local treasure hunting rules.
Despite being forgeries of the 2,350-year-old Tetradrachm currency, experts say each 5mm penny is worth £400.
Read more: Romanian treasure hunter finds 'oldest forged coins in history' from Ancient Greece | Mail Online
A Romanian man who found what could be the oldest forged coins in history while out treasure hunting with his son says he will use his fortune to 'buy a new metal detector'.
Paul Croituru, 37, dug up the trove of 300 forged silver coins worth nearly £120,000 - more than ten times what he earns a year as a council worker.
But the father, who found the ancient Greek coins with the help of son Alexandru, 13, immediately told the authorities and will now lose nearly all of the money because of local treasure hunting rules.
Despite being forgeries of the 2,350-year-old Tetradrachm currency, experts say each 5mm penny is worth £400.
