Library janitor finds 'unassuming' wooden box and discovers treasure hoard of ancient Roman coins worth 'millions'

A library janitor made a historic discovery after unearthing a collection of Ancient Roman coins which could be worth 'millions'. Custodian Tanja Hols discovered the unopened wooden box in an archive of the historic state library in Passau, southeast Germany, but thought it looked 'fairly unspectacular' in first glance. But on closer inspection she found the 'unassuming' box contained 172 well-preserved gold and silver coins dating back thousands of years. She informed library bosses, who found the hoard belonged to local prince-bishops who hid the treasure in the library in the early 19th century to avoid paying taxes