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Roman coins (3rd-4th century A.D.) found in the U.S.
Roman coins (3rd-4th century A.D.) found in the U.S.
In 1963, a construction engineer found a small hoard of coins while excavating the north bank of the Ohio River....
The 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
tags roman coins ohio Maximinus II Claudius II
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 Moe
7 months ago
...the exhibit has recently been removed from public display, because the Museum belongs to the state of Indiana, and the exhibit conflicted with the state's archaeological policy that there is no documented evidence of pre-Columbian contacts.
Lovely
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 Bornbad
7 months ago
Anybody have change for a Claudius II. I'll take it in crisp, new hundreds.
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 rambler
7 months ago
The coins themselves are interesting, but it would be much more interesting to know the story of how they got there, why they were left behind (lost? hidden?) there...
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 rambler
7 months ago
« Moe : Lovely
Yes. Absolutely ridiculous.

And in any case: Nobody is saying that the romans were in Indiana, surely? Obviously it's possible for the coins to have been deposited there after 1492?
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 shuallyo
7 months ago
« rambler:Yes. Absolutely ridiculous.

And in any case: Nobody is saying that the romans were in Indiana, surely? Obviously it's possible for the coins to have been deposited there after 1492?
I've heard somewhere before about evidence found that suggested that vikings were in the Ohio river valley at one time (probably just rumor). Or maybe that's where the coins came from.

A story suggesting they were in other parts of North America:

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 rambler
7 months ago
« shuallyo : I've heard somewhere before about evidence found that suggested that vikings were in the Ohio river valley at one time (probably just rumor). Or maybe that's where the coins came from.

A story suggesting they were in other parts of North America:

Yes, that's also possible and would be an interesting story too.
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 restless...
7 months ago
« rambler : Yes. Absolutely ridiculous.

And in any case: Nobody is saying that the romans were in Indiana, surely? Obviously it's possible for the coins to have been deposited there after 1492?
the mormons may argue otherwise.
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 amcumbe1
7 months ago
« rambler : And in any case: Nobody is saying that the romans were in Indiana, surely? Obviously it's possible for the coins to have been deposited there after 1492?
Cue the X-Files theme.

They might have been deposited much later, such as in the westward 19th century migrations.
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 Timageou...
7 months ago
Ah,...fringe science. Yup. Not really much else to say in light of the near complete absence of provenience. If it wasn't for sites like Black Water Draw, NM, we might just as likely be led to believe that Clovis points were made by aliens or one of the lost tribes of Isreal.
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