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Foraging badger inadvertently uncovers a hoard of more than 200 Roman coins dating back to the 3rd century in a Spanish cave
UK Daily Mail ^ | 10 January 2022 | Jonathan Chadwick

Posted on 01/10/2022 6:25:42 AM PST by Scarlett156

A foraging badger has uncovered a trove of 209 Roman coins dating as far back as the third century in a Spanish cave, scientists report.

Hailed as an 'exceptional find', the coins include some 'from the distant mints' of London, Constantinople and Antioch, an ancient city once located in what is now modern-day Turkey.

Researchers think they were hidden in the cave before the arrival of the Suebi, a Germanic people who invaded the Iberian Peninsula in AD 409, known for their infantry and ambush tactics.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: 409ad; ad409; antioch; badgers; constantinople; crisisofthe3rdc; epigraphyandlanguage; godsgravesglyphs; greedman8r; history; iberia; londonium; money; romanempire; spain; suebi; suebiiberia
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To: PLMerite

+1


21 posted on 01/10/2022 7:02:55 AM PST by Bratch
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To: Scarlett156

definitely sounds like a crime scene and not really a suicide if you get my drift...

he probably pissed off someone.

that type of opportunity needs to be avoided... a badger will not have family to press charges.


22 posted on 01/10/2022 7:04:34 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: PLMerite

lol Sounds like the badger left the scene. Maybe he was out looking for a wheelbarrow.


23 posted on 01/10/2022 7:16:02 AM PST by Scarlett156 (Don't take it personally. I just get bored really easily. )
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To: Scarlett156

Did the badger also find the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch along with the coins from Antioch?


24 posted on 01/10/2022 7:16:25 AM PST by centurion316
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To: Scarlett156
Those badgers can now hire themselves out as treasure hunters - or maybe kept the treasure for themselves and away from greedy humans!

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25 posted on 01/10/2022 7:16:32 AM PST by Bon of Babble (Rigged Elections have Consequences)
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To: no-to-illegals
At least the badger had the good sense not to lead the FBI to the discovery.

Treasure hunters who believe they led FBI to huge cache of fabled Civil War-era gold in Pennsylvania sue the agency for failing to reveal what they found in secret excavation four years ago

26 posted on 01/10/2022 7:27:23 AM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: Scarlett156

Every time a hidden hoard of coins is found, I wonder what happened to the person who hid them, and why they could not come back to dig them up.


27 posted on 01/10/2022 7:29:01 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (BACK IN FACEBOOK JAIL, again for making fun (he called it "HATE")of Biden's tranny.)
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To: Scarlett156

Now the problem is finding someone who is willing to reach in and take the coins away from the badger.


28 posted on 01/10/2022 7:38:59 AM PST by Roadrunner383 (;)
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To: Roadrunner383

LOL!


29 posted on 01/10/2022 7:46:32 AM PST by Scarlett156 (Don't take it personally. I just get bored really easily. )
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To: Roadrunner383

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp_euBxCnCw&t=13s

The Badger Sett by the Kilkennys (I have this song by Paddy Keenan who’s a great celt musician.)


30 posted on 01/10/2022 7:49:48 AM PST by Scarlett156 (Don't take it personally. I just get bored really easily. )
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
"Every time a hidden hoard of coins is found, I wonder what happened to the person who hid them, and why they could not come back to dig them up."

Me too. Must be some real sad stories.

31 posted on 01/10/2022 10:17:13 AM PST by blam
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To: oldvirginian; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks oldvirginian. Some ne'er do well may see this, head to Spain, then tail him to the treasure.

[crickets]

Okay, so, no rimshot for me.

32 posted on 01/10/2022 10:59:30 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

33 posted on 01/10/2022 11:00:33 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger
(there's an hour long version too)
BadgersBadgers : animated music video : MrWeebl : June 28, 2008 : Weebl's Stuff
Badgers : animated music video : MrWeebl : June 28, 2008 : Weebl's Stuff

34 posted on 01/10/2022 11:06:19 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Obviously, the badger’s family was in on the original heist.

Poor guy was just claiming his inherited loot after things had “cooled down” enough.


35 posted on 01/10/2022 1:38:55 PM PST by Grimmy (equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
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To: Scarlett156

The person who buried must have been killed later on.


36 posted on 01/10/2022 10:51:25 PM PST by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: minnesota_bound

Sometimes factors will prevent you from returning to pick up your stash.


37 posted on 01/11/2022 3:21:02 AM PST by Scarlett156 (Don't take it personally. I just get bored really easily. )
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