Hungry badger may have uncovered Roman coins in Spanish cave

The exceptional find' was discovered only feet from a badger's den in the northern region of Asturias

A trove of 209 Roman coins in a cave in northern Spain - hailed by researchers as an exceptional find" - is believed to have been uncovered by a badger desperately foraging for food.

The coins, dating from between the third and fifth century AD, were spotted in a cave in the municipality of Grado in the northern region of Asturias. They were found mere feet from the den of a badger, months after Storm Filomena dumped heavy snow across swaths of the country.