UK policeman jailed for cheating farmer out of share of ancient coins

A policeman who stole 10 ancient gold coins that he found with a metal detector has been jailed for 16 months.

UK policeman jailed for cheating farmer out of share of ancient coins

A policeman who stole 10 ancient gold coins that he found with a metal detector has been jailed for 16 months.

David Cockle, 50, found the Merovingian Tremissis coins in a field in west Norfolk and sold them to a dealer for £15,000.

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