A team of archaeologists has uncovered a cache of Roman gold coins minted between 364 and 408 AD in Luxembourg. The find was made in the village of Holztum in the north of the country. The discovery was reported on the official website of the National Institute of Archaeological Research (INRA).

The team extracted 141 Roman solidi (Roman gold coins) from the ground. The coins bore portraits of eight rulers of the Roman Empire. Among them, the experts were surprised to discover Eugenius, an illegitimate emperor who usurped power in 392. Coins with his image are very rare, since Eugenius' reign lasted only two years.

The archaeologists noted that they had to excavate very carefully, since along with the Roman treasures, a large number of shells and bombs from World War II remain in the Holztum soil. Scientists valued the treasure at €308.6 thousand.

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