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Rare 2,100-year-old gold coin bears name of obscure ruler from pre-Roman Britain (www.livescience.com)

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Rare 2,100-year-old gold coin bears name of obscure ruler from pre-Roman Britain (www.livescience.com)

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Rare 2,100-year-old gold coin bears name of obscure ruler from pre-Roman Britain (www.livescience.com)

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A gold coin minted by a little-known ruler in ancient Britain — an Iron Age man who said he was as "mighty" as a god — has been found by a metal detectorist and auctioned off in England.

The rare coin was discovered in March 2023 in Hampshire county and was auctioned Sept. 28 for 20,400 British pounds ($24,720), Spink auction house said in a series of statements.

A Latin alphabetic inscription on the coin bears the name "Esunertos," which can be translated as "mighty as the god Esos," (also spelled Esus) the statements said.