About 5,500 Roman silver coins were found in the hoard. Cleaning and analysis of the coins is underway.Image credit: Kunstsammlungen und Museen Augsburg, Stadtarchäologie, Photo: Andreas Brücklmair
About 5,500 Roman silver coins were found in the hoard. Cleaning and analysis of the coins is underway.Image credit: Kunstsammlungen und Museen Augsburg, Stadtarchäologie, Photo: Andreas Brücklmair
None marked B. C.?
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I thought I hit that hoard really good but, to no Avail I suppose...
Oh well...
cool!
Roman junk silver, now going for 24 times face :-)
All I dug up this week was ¥5,000, but that’s not bad. I’m about to head out for some more metal detecting now. I dream of finding a WWII or ancient hoard.
Unless Ceasar’s image is on these coins, they are fakes. I have that on high authority... :)
“Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.
That’s a lot of “whole life” stories.
“There’s no pleasing some people.”
“Quinctilius Varus, give me back my denarii!” Said Octavian - never!
This is all well and good, but Apmex is selling Baby Yoda coins on Monday. Way more important ;)
Looks like a stash of quarters!
Boss Idious dropped the bad some place in the river.....
In ancient times people often buried their money in a jar in the ground when conditions were dangerous. That the money was found in modern times as a hoard means the owner never came back to get it. A lot of Roman coin hoards date to the Second Punic War when Hannibal was marching around Italy and large numbers of Romans were getting killed in battles. A.D. 235 is the beginning of a period of about 50 years of frequent barbarian invasions and civil wars in the Roman Empire. These coins may have been buried for safekeeping about the beginning of this period.
Rd later.
The Roman Taxman got stiffed.
The German Taxman is smiling..................
