Ancient Roman silver found in Fife field goes on display.
Experts say the discovery holds 'international significance'.
Roman hacksilver, unearthed by a 14-year-old boy in a field in Fife, is to be put on public display.
It was discovered in Dairsie by David Hall in 2014 at a metal detecting rally and is now part of an exhibition showing how silver became part of Scottish life.
The 400 pieces of hacksilver found in the Kingdom date back to 3rd century AD, and archaeologists are trying to restore the dish, bowl and beaker to their former glory.
Curator, Dr Fraser Hunter, said the artefacts represents the oldest of their kind anywhere in Europe:
Hacksilver refers to objects literally smashed into pieces by the Romans would chop up material to use as payment.
The exhibition at The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh runs until the end of February