Posted on 09/09/2015 1:33:20 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists excavating under the Sveta Nedelya square in the centre of Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia found a treasure trove of Roman era coins, the city hall said on September 4.
A total of 2976 silver coins in a single clay pot make this the largest single find of its kind in Sofia, which stands on the same ground as the Roman administrative centre (municipium) of Serdica. The dig site itself is just 100 metres from the buildings that house Bulgaria’s Government and Presidency.
The coins appear to have been collected over a period of more than a century, with the earliest ones bearing the profile of emperor Vespasian, who reigned in 69-79 CE. The latest coins bear the visage of emperor Commodus – he of Gladiator infamy, portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in the film – who reigned in 177-192 CE.
The treasure appears to have been accumulated slowly and includes coins minted during the reigns of each emperor in the Nerva-Antonine dynasty – the period when Sofia rose to prominence, having been declared a municipium by Trajan (also known for the conquest of the Dacian tribes in what is now Romania). In addition to coins bearing the visage of various emperors, the treasure included coins with imagery of some of the notable women of that dynasty – Faustina the Elder and Faustina the Younger, Bruttia Crispina and Lucilla.
(Excerpt) Read more at sofiaglobe.com ...
Probably hiding it from tax collectors...
Check the couch!!
/johnny
/johnny
I was hoping they’d have pics of the coins posted. Used to collect coins when I had a little money.
But with their descriptions, I was able to figure most of it out.
/johnny
So THAT’S where I left those!
More intormation, photos of coins and clay pot, and proper use of BC and AD dates: http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/38258
It is also possible that the owner may have been a woman because some parts of the inscription are missing,”
Huh? Women couldn’t write good Latin?
for the pics:
http://www.walgreens.com/store/c/tarn-x-tarnish-remover/ID=prod3801-product
And:
It can only go through the roof! http://www.silvermonthly.com/
“Magnus Puella Non Clamant” Frankie Valli
(Please excuse my atrocious spelling and usage....2 years of Latin 50 years after)
Come on, this is PC-time.
You can’t refer to that fellow (Jesus) in dates, now (as if he had anything to do with history).
Best to use Newspeak and blot him out of the record (and use BCE and CE).
Thanks for providing yet another example of why I love Free Republic. Freepers get it.
Want
Thanks!
As the barbarians' torches started to flicker on the horizon, the master of the house buried the family fortune. That he never went back for it could be he died. Or she, as the case may be.
Thanks. When cleaned up these coins are in amazing condition.
I could use a few of those coins right now. Where’s my pot of gold? Obama’s got it, and everyone else’s to.
“The latest coins bear the visage of emperor Commodus “
Was the “clay pot” a toilet bowl?
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