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A second century Roman coin and bronze jewelry from the 11th or 12th century was uncovered from a field in Harju County by a local treasure hunting hobbyist.

"The discovery is priceless, definitely very intriguing," Ants Kraut, the head archeologist at the National Heritage Board, told Meie Maa. "We have given the discovered items to experts for an analysis, and they will evaluate how much the treasure is worth, and whether a finder's fee should be paid and how much."

The lucky treasure hunter is Roland Koit, who has been scanning fields with his metal detector for five years and has now made his first big discovery from under a thin layer of dirt. "It was surprising that the jewelry was quite near the surface of the field, in the topsoil, and it is a miracle that a tractor hasn't thrown it around before," said Koit. "The jewelry was nicely packed into birch bark."