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3,000 Roman 3rd Century coins found in Montgomery field
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| Wednesday, July 27, 2011
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Posted on 07/28/2011 8:31:25 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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Adrian Simmons (R) found some of the coins using a metal detector
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The top of the ceramic pot in which many of the coins were found buried
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posted on
07/28/2011 8:31:28 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
So THAT’S where I lost them.
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posted on
07/28/2011 8:33:41 PM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
To: SunkenCiv
At last, Obama’s solution to the debt crisis.
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posted on
07/28/2011 8:34:16 PM PDT
by
mlocher
(Is it time to cash in before I am taxed out?)
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
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posted on
07/28/2011 8:35:28 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: knarf
Where YOU lost them?
I beg to differ, that’s where I secured them for safekeeping. :-)
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posted on
07/28/2011 8:37:12 PM PDT
by
Immerito
(Reading Through the Bible in 90 Days)
To: SunkenCiv
I should really start using my two nice White’s Metal Detectors...
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posted on
07/28/2011 8:38:03 PM PDT
by
BreezyDog
To: Immerito; knarf
Back off you two. Those are MINE.
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posted on
07/28/2011 8:45:56 PM PDT
by
DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: SunkenCiv
some lucky stiff is gonna find a similar stash 1000 years after I’m dead...
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posted on
07/28/2011 8:46:14 PM PDT
by
stefanbatory
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To: SunkenCiv
It seems to me that most Roman coin finds, especially when gobs of the stuff are found, are from 3rd century, or later. This lot is also from the late 3rd century. I have always considered it odd that ancient people would bury, lose, or misplace so much valuable money. They surely worried about money as much as we do today.
I have come to the conclusion therefore that the currency of that time was NOT very valuable. From what I know of that period, the debasement of Rome's currency was at its worst during the 3rd century. Like the penny jar you keep on your dresser, I suspect that these coins had lost much of their purchasing power due to debasement and inflation, so burying them in the yard or basement was no big deal. See below chart.
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posted on
07/28/2011 8:56:38 PM PDT
by
PGR88
(I'm so open-minded my brains fell out)
To: PGR88
Was Obama running things back then too?
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posted on
07/28/2011 9:01:37 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Make your choice ! There are NO civilians.)
To: mlocher
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posted on
07/28/2011 9:02:40 PM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
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To: SunkenCiv
I did a double-take when I saw the title. Montgomery Field is a little airport in San Diego County. Wonder how ancient coins could end up there?
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posted on
07/28/2011 9:10:48 PM PDT
by
married21
(As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
07/28/2011 9:14:16 PM PDT
by
Oratam
To: PGR88
The Roman Empire had an ongoing political crisis, and that brought about all the other problems. Money wasn’t one of them.
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posted on
07/28/2011 9:19:16 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
07/28/2011 9:20:55 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: SunkenCiv
Oh how I would love to go to Rome and dig for bottles.
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posted on
07/28/2011 9:22:54 PM PDT
by
tsowellfan
( Obamanomic Wreckovery - How's That Change Working For Ya?)
To: Oratam; PGR88
Arthur's Stash...
More likely it was buried to escape tax collector/seizures and/or bandits/burglars.
It was quite the agrarian lifestyle, and I would speculate that most of the hovels would be vacant while the family was out working the fields, tending the live stock, etc.
And the owners probably were killed in accidents or by robbers, or dropped dead of one natural thing or another.
To: stefanbatory
"some lucky stiff is gonna find a similar stash 1000 years after Im dead..." My brother buried a quart jar full of dimes in the early 1940s and was unable to locate them later. I suppose they're still in the same location.
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posted on
07/28/2011 9:25:29 PM PDT
by
davisfh
(Islam is a mental illness with global social consequences)
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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posted on
07/28/2011 9:36:57 PM PDT
by
Immerito
(Reading Through the Bible in 90 Days)
To: PGR88
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posted on
07/28/2011 9:45:45 PM PDT
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Ciexyz
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