A hoard of Roman coins found in a Sussex farm field during a metal detectors' rally has gone on display.
The 88 coins are silver denarii and date from between AD89 and AD140.
This week the coins went on show at Littlehampton Museum after being bought by Littlehampton Town Council.
Experts at the British Museum believe the coins were buried at Climping in the early part of the Second Century.
Many of the coins are in excellent condition and the details of the designs are clearly visible.
Chairman of Littlehampton Town Council's community resources committee Wendy Squires said: "Although we know people have lived in the Littlehampton area for thousands of years, seeing artefacts like these coins brings this fact to life.
"The coins in the hoard belonged to someone who either lived in or was visiting Climping over 800 years ago.
"We are grateful for the help of the Resource/V&A Purchase Grant Fund which has enabled the coins to be kept near to where they were placed hundreds of years ago."
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