Metal detector enthusiast Susan Hurrell believes she has made the find of her life - a hoard of eight silver Roman coins dating back about 2,000 years.

The 66-year-old from Cinderford found them in a field off the A40 near Gloucester.

She said: "They date from 134BC to 37AD. Seven of the coins are over 2,000 years old.

"A hoard of this type is a first for Gloucestershire in that the coins are so ancient and are all of different emperors."

Delighted to have found something of such historic importance, she admitted she would like to keep the coins - even if it meant she might have to pay money to the farmer whose land she found iton.

Stressing that she had the farmer's permission to use her metal detector there before she made her find, she added that more ancient coins could be there.

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