A collection of more than 200 coins have been sold at auction for more than £28,000.

The Roman, British and Islamic coins have been passed down by down for over a century by the Sussex family. The auction which was held by Bellmans Auctioneers in Wisborough Green in West Sussex saw a gold £5 Victoria coin that dates back to 1887 go for £1400 as well as a Roman coin retch £1100.
About a third of the coins were sold to collectors who had attended the sale, another third were bought by phone bidders and the remaining coins were sold to internet buyers.