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Amateur Archaeologist Stumbles Onto Trove of Coins Dated to Constantine the Great’s Reign
Smithsonian ^
| May 5, 2022
| Elizabeth Djinis
Posted on 05/06/2022 10:36:56 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/06/2022 10:36:56 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
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posted on
05/06/2022 10:37:18 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
Amazing condition that will surely drive down the value of other like coins, lol Not so rare anymore..
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posted on
05/06/2022 10:39:17 AM PDT
by
CivilWarBrewing
(Get off my b"ack for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
To: SunkenCiv
Constantine the Great?
Was there a Constantine the Mediocre?..............
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posted on
05/06/2022 10:40:37 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/06/2022 10:41:34 AM PDT
by
nwrep
To: SunkenCiv
Were these coins found in a clay pot? If so, they’re mine. I visited Switzerland a few years ago. And to impress the ladies, I took with me a clay pot full of old coins. But then I lost the pot.
Switzerland, please forward those coins to me, postage paid. Thanks.
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posted on
05/06/2022 10:44:11 AM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(The steal is real.)
To: Red Badger
Constantine the Not-so-great was his dad.
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posted on
05/06/2022 10:45:26 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Red Badger
Well, there was an Alfred the Butler.
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posted on
05/06/2022 10:50:34 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/06/2022 10:51:38 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
To: SunkenCiv
Constantine the Tedious was his grandfather. But people got sick of him.
To: BenLurkin
You can imagine a couple of guys burying their dough and dying or not being able to find it again. Or maybe they were drunk and forgot.
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posted on
05/06/2022 11:01:25 AM PDT
by
bigbob
To: SunkenCiv; Red Badger
That was Constantius. But yes; there were other Constantines.
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posted on
05/06/2022 11:02:44 AM PDT
by
Romulus
To: SunkenCiv
Coins of the Constantinian era are rather common today. I probably own a hundred or more of them. Still, in the condition shown, they are probably worth $20-$50 each.
To: bigbob
Says 2 months pay. So maybe that’s how they handled it out. 2 bundles of coins each wrapped separately. 1 person stashed it and never made it back to get them.
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posted on
05/06/2022 11:12:19 AM PDT
by
enraged
To: SunkenCiv
New British TV series on metal detectorists currently airing:
Great British History Hunters
It's available for download on torrent site Magnetdl.com and other torrent sites.
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posted on
05/06/2022 11:13:58 AM PDT
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mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
To: nwrep
To: SunkenCiv
At that time, Switzerland was part of the Roman Empire.
And you couldn't find Swiss chocolate, Swiss watches, or Swiss army knives anywhere in Switzerland.
They were being oppressed!
To: Engraved-on-His-hands
I’ll send you $50.00 for a nice one.
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posted on
05/06/2022 11:21:11 AM PDT
by
laplata
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To: Red Badger
Was there a Constantine the Mediocre?..............Yes, he was the great grandfather of "Constantine, eh, He's Okay, I Guess."
To: Red Badger
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posted on
05/06/2022 11:28:33 AM PDT
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Track9
(You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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