A British family uncovered a treasure trove in their own backyard — and now it’s going under the hammer for a whopping six-figure sum.

The lot is being sold by coin dealer David Guest Numismatics. It will be auctioned in Zurich, Switzerland, on Nov. 5, and is expected to fetch more than £230,000, or roughly $308,000 U.S. dollars.

Coin specialist David Guest told Fox News Digital the hoard was found by a Hampshire couple in Milford on Sea in April 2020.

The couple was adjusting a fence next to one of their backyard flower beds when the husband spotted a lump of “clayey soil,” Guest said.

“In total, they recovered 64 coins,” he added. “A further six coins were found by archaeologists in Oct. 2021.”

At first, the soil appeared to contain thin metal discs. But when the couple’s teenage so

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