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31 May 2012 Last updated at 09:29 ET By Jane Onyanga-Omara BBC News Bristol

The oldest Roman coin in a hoard discovered in Bath dates back more than 200 years earlier than the others already examined.

The Beau Street Hoard of more than 20,000 silver coins was found in a stone-lined box by archaeologists working in Bath in 2007.

Work has begun at the British Museum to clean them.

Stephen Clews, manager of the Roman Baths, said a coin from 32BC was the oldest identified so far.

British Museum conservator Julia Tubman said the coins were initially estimated to number about 30,000, but having excavated the soil block they were contained in, she believes there are no more than 22,000.

Discovered about 150 yards from the Roman Baths, the hoard is described as the fifth largest ever found in the UK.

British Museum staff say it appears to be six smaller collections of coins in bags which is "very unusual".

Mr Clews said the previous oldest coin found in the hoard was from about AD190 but one has now been dated from the time of Mark Antony.

"The 32BC coin is quite worn and must have circulated a bit before it was hoarded," he said.

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Mary Schmitt Boyer's Top 10 talents

Mary Schmitt Boyers top 10 players available in the NBA draft. The Cavaliers first pick will be fourth. They also have the 24th, 33rd and 34th picks.

NEW YORK -- Little did the Cavaliers know that when they won a coin flip with the New Orleans Hornets on April 26, they lost the NBA lottery.

In spite of good-luck charm Nick Gilbert and a contingent of supporters in bow ties that included Kyrie Irving of the Cavs and Bernie Kosar, Josh Cribbs and Joe Haden of the Browns, the Cavs dropped from the third slot to the fourth in Wednesday's NBA lottery to determine the order of selections in the NBA draft on June 28.

The Hornets jumped from No. 4 to No. 1, followed by Charlotte at No. 2 and Washington at No. 3.

While the Cavs likely still will be able to select from a group of players that includes Kansas forward Thomas Robinson, Connecticut center Andre Drummond and North Carolina forward Harrison Barnes, they weren't able to recreate the magic of last year, when Nick Gilbert stole the show by winning the lottery and uttering the phrase, "What's not to like?"

Though Gilbert, the 15-year-old son of Cavs owner Dan Gilbert was understandably disappointed with Wednesday's outcome, he insisted, "There's still a lot to like."

The Cavs' fate actually was determined last month after they tied with New Orleans for the third-worst record in the league at 21-45. The Cavs won the coin flip to break that tie, and got one extra combination in the lottery -- 138 chances to 137 for the Hornets.

That meant the Cavs owned combinations No. 450 to 587 out of the 1,000 assigned to the 14 teams in the lottery. The Hornets owned combinations No. 588 to 725, and that group included the winning combination of 6-4-9-7.

So if the Cavs had lost the coin flip -- or if they had won one more game to finish behind New Orleans -- Nick Gilbert would have been celebrating again Wednesday. Instead, his father tried to console him.

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No lottery luck for Cleveland Cavaliers, who fall to fourth in June's NBA draft after Wednesday's lottery

After a surprising result in which the Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay Packers in the first semifinal matchup of PFWs In the Trenches bracket, its time to determine who will face them in the championship. Who has the best offense in the NFL? The New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints battle it out for a spot in the finals.

Heres a sampling of what the PFW staff had to say about the matchup:

Associate editor Kevin Fishbain: Patriots: This was the toughest matchup to decide to this point. The QB matchup is essentially a wash, Brady and Brees are two of the best quarterbacks in the game. I know Darren Sproles and Jimmy Graham provide some unique, effective weapons for Brees, but I went with the Patriots because Brady simply has more at his disposal. He has Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez, Wes Welker, and now Brandon Lloyd and Jabar Gaffney. There is more depth among the Pats' pass catchers than there is in New Orleans. I would also take New England's O-line over the Saints'.

Editor-in-chief Keith Schleiden: Few teams in the NFL boast offenses as dynamic as those of the Saints and Patriots. It all starts under center, with Drew Brees and Tom Brady both surpassing Dan Marinos single-season passing yardage mark in 2011 a record that had stood since 1984. Thanks to a large pool of playmakers at his disposal, Brees captains an offense that ranked No. 1 in yards and No. 2 in points last season. Brady, with a similarly deep group of offensive talent, led the Patriots to a No. 2 finish in yards and No. 3 in points scored. Pretty even. Where I give the Saints a slight edge is in the balance department. With the likes of Darren Sproles, Mark Ingram and Pierre Thomas, the Saints have a deep backfield that racked up 132.9 yards (No. 6) on the ground a season ago compared to New Englands 110.3 (No. 20).

Senior editor Mike Wilkening: The Patriots get a slight edge entering 2012 with the Saints losing head coach/top-caliber play-caller Sean Payton for the season. Both attacks are absolutely loaded, and you dont need me to tell you how good Tom Brady and Drew Brees are. Also, dont overlook how the skill of each clubs offensive line.

Executive editor Dan Arkush: This is a real close call, but Ill go with the Saints because of their ground game, which ranked sixth last season (fourth in average gain per rush). New England ranked 20th. In a big game with my choice of Brady or Brees under center, I would have a really tough time making a final decision. Two obviously huge factors moving forward that could tilt the scales in the Pats favor is the absence of Sean Paytons offensive expertise this coming season due to his suspension and an unhappy Brees due to a contentious contract situation.

Managing editor Mike Holbrook: "This really could have been the title matchup rather than a semifinal. In a close call, I'm going to go with the Patriots because I believe they can beat you in a number of ways, whereas the Saints beat you through the air almost exclusively. As great as Drew Brees is, he's prone to forcing a pass and throwing an interception more often than Tom Brady is. And it's because you can't trust the Saints' running game fully."

Associate editor Eli Kaberon: The strength of the Saints' rushing attack gives them the tiniest of edges. Both teams can air it out with the best of them, and there may not be two quarterbacks I'd rather have in a big game than Tom Brady or Drew Brees. Each receiving corps is stocked with weapons, and it's impossible to say which tight end is better, Rob Gronkowski or Jimmy Graham. But with Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles in the backfield, New Orleans has more ways to beat an opponent than New England does.

Associate editor Arthur Arkush: Since we cant just flip a coin, Im going with the Saints by the narrowest of margins. My decision boiled down to one statistic: time of possession. Both offenses are obviously elite and both defenses were lackluster last season, thus New Orleans controlling the ball over three minutes more per game than the Patriots, in turn putting less pressure on the D, tipped the scale for me. With both teams boasting first-ballot Hall of Famers under center, ridiculous weaponry in the passing game and fully sufficient protection up front, it's New Orleans decided advantage in the backfield that helps to keep defenses just a bit more honest for the Saints and perhaps move the sticks just a few more times per game.

Associate editor Dan Parr: Patriots: The Patriots are a little better on the offensive line and have a bit more depth at wide receiver/tight end, but the Saints have a significant edge at running back with the Ingram-Thomas-Sproles trio. Quarterback is almost too close to call. I like New England's depth at the position better than New Orleans'. The Saints were more productive than the Patriots last season, but the Patriots are close in overall talent and their advantage in overall depth makes them the choice.

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In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line.

What does microcontroller programming have in common with Tetris? Quite a bit if you're doing it with Modkit Micro from a Kickstarter project out of Cambridge, MA., which allows almost anyone to visually set up their hardware using graphical blocks to write the code. The partially-hooded trio behind it promises that the software is ideal for use with prototyping boards from Arduino, Evil Mad Science, Lilypad, Seeed Studio, Wiring and SparkFun, and they even claim that elementary school students have used it to "take their projects from concept to reality in just a few hours." Purists should have no fear either: you can still get into a code view to see what's going on behind the scenes. A web-based Modkit Micro is being offered online starting June 1st for $25, and there'll be a desktop variant for Windows, OSX, and Linux as early as July if they reach their funding target. Check out the video after the break and then try to get your kids to wait for college before inventing version 2.0 of this.

Previous Project Update: The PressurePen stylus is a bit short of its $10,000 goal, but that could change since the campaign won't come to a close for another solid two months.

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Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant (35) and Russell Westbrook (0) react against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half of Game 1 in their NBA basketball Western Conference finals playoff series on Sunday, May 27, 2012, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SAN ANTONIO Its a catchphrase likely coming soon to fan T-shirts, Internet memes and the lexicon of the NBA playoffs for the foreseeable future.

"I want some nasty!"

Spurs 101, Thunder 98

Manu Ginobili comes off the bench to lead the Spurs with 26 points.

After scoring only 16 points in the third quarter, San Antonio scores 39 in the fourth.

Gregg Popovich didnt just coin it. He snarled it, and the way his San Antonio Spurs obliged has the Western Conference finals off to a thrilling start.

Manu Ginobili scored 26 points and the Spurs won their 19th in a row tying the NBA record for longest winning streak kept alive in the playoffs by rallying in the fourth quarter on the orders of their furious coach to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-98 in Game 1 on Sunday night.

It was a tantalizing near-upset for the young Thunder, who came as close as anybody to beating the Spurs for the first time in 46 days. But a nine-point lead didnt last after the famously mercurial 63-year-old Popovich the NBAs Coach of the Year huddled his lagging team together in the fourth and told them to "get nasty."

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