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Coins of the 'late Roman' period feature the standard 'head' and 'tails'

Roman treasure discovered on farm

1 posted on 06/17/2006 6:14:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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another Roman coin find from Thursday, 4 April, 2002:

The hoard of coins contained numerous forgeries

Policeman digs up clues to ancient crime

2 posted on 06/17/2006 6:15:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be." -- Frank A. Clark)
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To: blam; FairOpinion; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; ...
The same stock photo used for both stories, four years apart. :')

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3 posted on 06/17/2006 6:16:45 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be." -- Frank A. Clark)
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To: SunkenCiv

I love this treasure stuff.A few years ago some guy in England found a hoarde of Roman coins with a metal detector.England purchased the coins,i assume for a museum.


4 posted on 06/17/2006 6:33:40 PM PDT by Thombo2
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To: SunkenCiv

Were they dated "40 B.C."?


6 posted on 06/17/2006 8:53:41 PM PDT by Nachoman (I love greasy old bolt guns.)
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