A charity fundraiser who recently took up metal detecting shrugged off his novice status to pull off a major archaeological discovery.Stephen Auker, 57, found dozens of ancient silver Roman coins at a site in Riddlesden.They are all more than 1,700 years old and date from the time of Roman emperors such as Hadrian, Trajan and Marcus Aurelius. They have already been named ‘The Riddlesden Hoard’, but have still to be valued.

read more: Metal detector man’s Roman coins find From Bradford Telegraph and Argus.