A HOARD of 2,000-year-old Late Iron Age coins found in Dovedale are on display in a new exhibition.
They were discovered at Reynard's Kitchen Cave - managed by the National Trust - and have since been undergoing conservation at the British Museum and University College London.
The exhibition is being held at the Buxton Museum and Art Gallery.
are already on show.
Derbyshire County Council Deputy Cabinet Member for Health and Communities Councillor Ellie Wilcox said: "This spectacular hoard is an exciting addition to our museum collections.
"There is very little Iron Age material in the collections and these spectacular gold and silver coins bring a new dimension.
"We believe 23 of the coins were probably owned by one person in around AD 50 which would have been a substantial amount of money then. The big question is why leave it in Reynard's Kitchen Cave?"
The treasures includes a Roman brooch, three Roman coins which pre-date the invasion of Britain in AD 43, and 20 gold and silver coins from the first century AD attributed to the Corieltavi tribe.
Two Roman and one medieval coin were also found which are believed to have probably fallen out of sightseers' pockets.
Not much is known about the Corieltavi tribe except through its coinage and Dovedale is the furthest west that their range has been mapped.
Admission to the display is free, and the museum is open Tuesday to Friday from 9.30am until 5.30pm and Saturday from 9.30am until 5pm.
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