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In mint condition! Millions of pounds-worth of pristine 5th-century gold coins are found buried [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^
| September 9, 2018
| Charlie Moore
Posted on 09/10/2018 6:19:18 AM PDT by C19fan
A stash of fifth-century gold coins worth millions has been found buried in a pot under an Italian theatre.
Builders demolishing the former Cressoni theatre in Como were stunned to discover the cache last Wednesday.
The Roman coins will be examined and dated before ending up in a museum, officials said.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: albertobonisoli; coincollecting; coins; como; cressoni; epigraphyandlanguage; godsgravesglyphs; gold; italy; novumcomum; numismatics; romanempire; rome; treasure
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WOW!! Those coins look new. Those coins are Solidus. Each Solidus contains 4.5 grams of gold.
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:19:18 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
Oops. I spilled my lunch. Let me get this cleaned up so you chaps can keep digging this hole.......
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:21:28 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Splodeyhead is the only cure for MAGAphobia)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:22:46 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: C19fan
so that’s where I left them!..........................
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:23:28 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
To: C19fan
Just wondering exactly what kind of an Italian theatre this was?
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:23:56 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
(Splodeyhead is the only cure for MAGAphobia)
To: BenLurkin; SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:24:03 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
To: Delta 21
I assume that the theater was built much later than the cache..................
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:24:47 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
To: C19fan
The irony and lesson is that whoever the final owner was, he accumulated great wealth but never enjoyed it. Still happens all the time.
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:25:07 AM PDT
by
allendale
(.)
To: C19fan
To: C19fan
Does the finder get anything?
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:25:49 AM PDT
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death by cults.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:25:51 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
To: C19fan
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:25:54 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(On future maps, I suggest we remove the word "California" and substitute "Open-Air Asylum".)
To: C19fan
I’m thinking somebody may have buried it to keep the barbarian invaders from getting it, but got killed during the invasion therefore the gold stayed in the ground because no-one knew about it except the guy who buried it, and he died.
To: Lazamataz
I love that- let’s make ‘Splodeyhead’ go viral as the name for anti-trumpers
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:27:22 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
To: C19fan
It appears a significant number of them have been debased, clipped. But some still have reeded edges.
To: C19fan
Very cool, thanks for posting!
To: Delta 21
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:29:48 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:29:48 AM PDT
by
Big Red Badger
(My Rights,,,Your Rants!)
To: Big Red Badger
All I ever find with my metal detector is old beer pull tabs..................
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:33:40 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
09/10/2018 6:35:36 AM PDT
by
gathersnomoss
(Regressive Swamp Dwellers)
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