A ROMAN coin buried in the depths of Malmesbury's Athelstan Museum has been unearthed.

Volunteers auditing the museum's collection discovered the small, corroded piece of metal last week.

Unsure of what it was, they sent it to Wiltshire County Council's conservation department, where it was identified as a Roman Denarius coin.

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But we sent it to the county council's conservation department and they worked on it and found it's a Roman Denarius.

"It's quite an uncommon one, because they were unable to say which particular emperor was on it".

So how do they know that it is "rare"?

They dont! But - Hey - They're reporters aren't they?

It's Russell Crowe.

So are all my worn out slugs super valuable rarities?

I Have a few and have convinced myself that they were of the greatest rarety, it's just that they are worn beyond recognition