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2012-07-12 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Hoard of gold coins found at Crusader site

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Posted by tipper 2012-07-12 05:06|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 The 108 coins -- one of the biggest collections of ancient coins discovered in Israel -- were found hidden in a ceramic jug beneath a tile floor at the cliff-top coastal ruins, 15 kms (9 miles) from Tel Aviv.

Ceramic jubs, Mason jars....all the same. Appears the Knights Hospitaller [religious and military order] also had a distrust for the banking industry. Interesting choice of military shield symbology as well.

Posted by Besoeker 2012-07-12 07:56|| 2012-07-12 07:56|| Front Page Top

#2 "The study of these coins will contribute to our understanding of how large-scale economic interactions were made at the time,"

Um, they paid in gold?

Posted by Steve White 2012-07-12 10:47|| 2012-07-12 10:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Um, they paid in gold?

If you were a Moslem, would YOU take anything else?
Especially from Infidels?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2012-07-12 10:55|| 2012-07-12 10:55|| Front Page Top

#4 400 grams for 108 coins makes them a little smaller than the US nickel - five grams.

I like my gold coins to be $20 double-eagle size - 33 grams each.

Posted by Bobby 2012-07-12 13:06|| 2012-07-12 13:06|| Front Page Top

#5 I like my gold coins to be $20 double-eagle size - 33 grams each.

That's what ten centuries of inflation looks like, Bobby dear.

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