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A metal detectorist inspired by Indiana Jones discovered a hoard of ancient coins. They just sold for $176,000.

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George Ridgway found a massive cache of ancient Roman coins in a field in Suffolk , England .

The treasure was auctioned off for $ 176,000 after three months of excavating the site.

The coins may have been buried by a long-serving soldier in Rome 's XX Legion , a coin specialist says.

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