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| Italian archaeologists have found a record treasure of ancient Roman coins in the sea | ||
| 2023-11-06 | ||
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. It's keg party time for Italian archeologists!
“All coins are in exceptional and rare condition,” the statement said. Archaeologists have previously discovered from 30 to 50 thousand bronze coins from the beginning of the 4th century AD. This is significantly more than the treasure found in Great Britain in 2013, when almost 23 thousand bronze follis coins
The department noted that the restoration of coins discovered at sea will expand knowledge about the find. What is currently known is that the type of coinage dates back to the period between 324 and 340 AD, and the bronze coins come from almost all the mints of the empire, with the exception of Antioch, Alexandria and Carthage. In addition to coins, archaeologists found fragments of African and Oriental amphorae. A man who noticed metal objects at shallow depths near the coast during a dive told specialists about the discovery. As Regnum reported , a resident in northeastern Romania discovered a bronze vessel with ancient gold and silver coins in a local forest belt in September 2022. The contents of the treasure date back to 159 - 150. ad. During excavations in the Dagestan city of Derbent in November 2021, two treasures with copper coins were found. During the excavations, housing and household remains from the 11th–12th centuries were also found, including the remains of dwellings, stove structures, and two water conduits. | ||
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 Of archaeological value, but no actual treasure. Hence no competing claims. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-11-06 15:34 |