THE ghost of a Roman emperor was conjured up by treasure hunters when Yorkshire Museum, in York, hosted the BBC's Hidden Treasures programme on Saturday.
Among the finds taken in for analysis was a Roman denarius coin, marked with the crest of Emperor Otho, who ruled following Emperor Nero's suicide in AD69.
"There were four men struggling for supremacy at the time and Otho's hold on the title of emperor only lasted a matter of weeks," said expert Simon Holmes.
"As a result, he would not have had many coins cast so it is interesting to discover one has been found in Yorkshire."
Find of the day was an Anglo-Saxon gold pendant thought to date for the 7th Century.
"It's almost certainly going to be declared treasure, which will mean the British Museum will examine it, a valuation committee will validate its age and worth, and museums will then be asked to bid for it,'' said Mr Holmes.
"The finder will then be able to share the proceeds of a sale with the owner of the land where it was found."
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