In 1963, a construction engineer found a small hoard of coins while excavating the north bank of the Ohio River.... tags roman coins ohio Maximinus II Claudius IIThe smaller coins were from 268 A.D. The larger coins are from 312 or 313 A.D. Unfortunately, the discoverer moved south to work on another bridge shortly after the find, and the second engineer's widow could not remember his name, so the bulk of the hoard is lost. picked by bingo 7 months ago |
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Archeologists in Portugal have found more than 4,500 Roman coins bundled together inside the wall of a blacksmith's house dating from the fourth century. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 10 comments edit related share plime.com |
The largest cache of rare coins ever found in a scientific excavation from the period of the Bar-Kokhba revolt of the Jews against the Romans has been discovered in a cave in Jerusalem by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Bar-Ilan University picked by stinkobinko 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share world |
A hobbyist with a metal detector has found a cache of ancient Celtic and Germanic coins in a cornfield in the southern city of Maastricht. The city says the trove of 39 gold and 70 silver coins are dated to the middle of the first century B.C. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Talk about throwing away money. Piles of old coins worth as much as $200,000 were found in a long-abandoned home, including scores that the owner had apparently thrown down a hole in the wall. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Parts of a giant, exquisitely-carved marble sculpture depicting the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius have been found at an archaeological site in Turkey. picked by topofall 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share world |
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Twentieth Century Fox's latest marketing scheme: join up with the Franklin Mint to get 40,000 coins in circulation. These special coins feature a picture of the Silver Surfer (see left) and will be legal tender. picked by TheStep 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
University of Exeter archaeologists have discovered a Roman fort in South East Cornwall, England. Dating back to the first century AD, this is only the third Roman fort ever to have been found in the county. The team believes its location, close to a silver mine, may be significant in shedding light on the history of the Romans in Cornwall. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Archaeologists have unearthed a sprawling country villa believed to be the birthplace of Vespasian, the Roman emperor who built the Colosseum, they said Friday. The 2,000-year-old ruins were found about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of Rome, near Cittareale, lead archaeologist Filippo Coarelli said. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
A duck hunter found a body Saturday of one of four children allegedly thrown from a coastal bridge by their father, raising hopes that the other bodies will be recovered, a sheriff said. 0 comments edit related share plime.comUpdate to picked by muppet 2 years ago |
A team of archaeologists using sonar technology to scan the seabed have discovered a "graveyard" of five pristine ancient Roman shipwrecks off the small Italian island of Ventotene. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Six months before the U.S. Mint issued the first Sacagawea dollar coins on January 27, 2000, 12 specially-minted 22 karat gold Sacagaweas made a launch of a very different type. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share world |
Will Robins has been writing, exhibiting and giving lessons on ancient and modern coins for about four years. He is the owner of numerous awards and is highly appreciated by the Numismatic Association. What is most curious is that Mr. Robins is jus 16 years old. picked by maxriter 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Sarah Palin didn't allow press at her speech Friday at a Wisconsin Right to Life fundraising banquet, nor were cell phones, cameras, laptops, or recording devices of any kind allowed. Some press managed to get in where they heard her discuss death panels and an anti-Christian conspiracy in the redesign of US coins picked by bernardblack 3 weeks ago 5 comments edit related share weird |
A landlord said he wanted people to see the pain of his property tax bill when he hauled $12,656.07 in coins and $1 bills to the county treasurer's office. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
A US Government agency says tiny transmitters have been found attached to Canadian coins. picked by teaya21 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
Hundreds of ancient coins unearthed last week close to Sweden's main international airport suggests the Vikings were bringing home foreign currency earlier than previously thought, archaeologists say. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share world |
Neighbor Called Smell 'Horrendous'. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
A man from northern China village, had in mind to place pipes for tap water right after he has dug a channel. During his digging he suddenly found an old hidden money cellar containing around 10,000 ancient Chinese coins, weighting about 1.5 tons. picked by maxriter 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Florida deep-sea explorers will continue their disputes with the Spanish government over a sunken treasure that was found near Gibraltar in a ship wreck. You may ask what's the prize - here's the answer: the treasure includes coins and artifacts with a total value of $500 million. picked by maxriter 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Just in time for Christmas. picked by JoshSF49 11 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |