Posted on 09/17/2023 8:09:19 AM PDT by FarCenter
It's believed to be a first — and it certainly came as a surprise: Ancient Roman coins have been found in the ruins of a castle in Okinawa, Japan, that dates to the 12th and 15th centuries. The copper coins were found in 2013; X-ray analysis shows that they bear an image of Constantine the Great.
The four Roman coins were found at the Katsuren Castle — a World Heritage Site in Japan's southwestern city of Uruma. The excavation was carried out by the local board of education, which says the find hints at the region's wide trade ties.
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Doesn’t seem surprising.
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Years ago I paid big $$$ for some ancient Roman coins that had a date of 100 BC. Probably worth a lot more today.
That 100 BC date is extremely scarce. Kudos to you for your shrewdness.
This is very good news for me. I was visiting Katsuren Castle last year, and four coins fell out of a hole in my pocket. They were old Roman coins that I carried in memory of my ancestor, Leanum Rightus.
Japanese authorities, please forward these coins to me. In return, you will get a lovely thank-you note.
Senatus Populusque Okinawa
There’s a scene from the movie Sahara which is both cliche’ & apt:
The character tells another, “Coins travel” referencing skepticism about a key movie plot.
That’s absolutely right. Coins prove nothing because they can trade multiple hands from the point of trade origin, and I’m sure that even a millennia ago there were coin collectors.
Intriguing nonetheless.
He knew they were the real thing because they said “100 BC” right on the front.
Are you sure your ancestor wasn’t Naughtius Maximus, or Biggus Dickus?
I saw some of those on ebay once
Certainly God could have made it happen sooner, but He wanted, expected (and quite literally directed) His followers to go forth and, "make disciples of all nations."
We know the Silk Road was operating during Roman times. So Roman coins got as far as China.
https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/Silk-Road-trade-route
We know that China had trade relations with Japan.
Therefore it is not surprising that Roman coins diffused to Japan via China and probably India.
Did the coins actually say 100 BC? If so, you might have been conned.
had a friend, long ago, by a gold foil trading card for $40 because it was ‘real’ gold. Said so right on the back, “24 karet gold”(tm)
Unsurprisingly he bought home theater speakers out of a white van...
They didn’t call em Romans for nothing....
Marco
Haha
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