"A unique Roman coin found by a metal detector was made by an ancient ‘Del Boy’ forger who could not spell and did not know his emperors.
The silver denarius, an average day's pay for a Roman worker, was modelled on coins struck to commemorate the Battle of Actium of 31 BC.
The famous battle saw the combined forces of Roman General Mark Antony and Egyptian Queen Cleopatra defeated by Octavian, who went on to rule as Emperor Augustus."
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