FYI.
It proves that one coin made it to the island.
Could have been from a Roman who was a coin collector.In which case the dating had better come from something other than the coin!
Very cool!
Are there pics?
The Pheonicians were trading in Cornwall centuries before the Romans. What's the big deal?
It shows nothing of the sort. It only shows that Roman coins had made it to Briton. Coins are coins, a medium of exchange. Somebody who traded with Romans, in turn traded with somebody, and the end of the chain winds up in Briton
Not so shocking.
Caesar says the Gauls had ships with no oars that dwarfed their triremes.
Dating from 146 BC, it shows how ancient Britons were trading with the Romans well before the country was conquered in AD 43... Cornwall had trade significance because of the tin and copper it produced, but that economic activity is not well documented before the third century AD. Coins were relatively rare, of high value and often stayed in circulation for more than 100 years — which makes dating the find harder.To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. Thanks.
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It further shows that Rome used diplomacy and made deals with foreign leaders whenever possible. Propaganda and diplomacy have been emphasized in Latin culture throughout recorded history. Recent UK columns are a more contemporary example of the same.
The Romans in Ireland
Archaeology Today | 2000? | L.A. Curchin
Posted on 07/18/2004 11:54:58 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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It may prove that Romans from a later period carried old coins.
Duh!
maybe someone lost his change on the way back from the takeaway:
Boadicea May Have Had Her Chips On Site Of McDonald's
The Telegraph (UK) | 5-25-2006 | Nick Britten
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Romans went to war on diet of pizza, dig shows.
The Scotsman | Mon 26 Aug 2002 | John Innes
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So How Far Did The Phoenicians Really Go In The Region?
Daily Star | 2-23-2004 | Peter Speetjens
Posted on 02/23/2004 8:55:51 AM PST by blam
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and in the east:
Roman relics found near Elephanta
Daily News & Analysis | Friday, September 15, 2006 | Ninad D Sheth
Posted on 09/15/2006 3:58:33 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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Tamil Trade
INTAMM | 1997 | Xavier S. Thani Nayagam
Posted on 09/11/2004 8:07:01 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Maritime Spice Route Between India, Egypt
Popular Science | 2-8-2004
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Herodotus' History
The History: Thalia, the Internet Classics Archive | 440 B.C. | Herodotus, tr by George Rawlinson
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The Voyage around the Erythraean Sea
Silk Road | 2004 | William H. Schoff
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Eusebius' Onomasticon: Geographical Knowledge in Byzantine Palestine
Palestine Exploration Fund | 17 March, 2004, Last modified 30 April, 2004 | Joan E. Taylor and Rupert L. Chapman
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Lucca's Roman past revealed
ANSA | March 30 2006
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"Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of a Roman presence long before the traditonal date of Roman settlement in 180 BCE - corroborating Roman historian Livy's account of the great Carthaginian general Hannibal passing through Lucca in 217 BCE... The discovery came after other finds last year which highlighted how Lucca thrived because of its strategic position on the main road that led towards Gaul."
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Phoenician Tombs Found In Sicily
ANSA | 8-23-2006
Posted on 08/23/2006 9:12:18 PM EDT by blam
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If viewed in terms of today's minimum wage, that would mean senators would have to own several million dollars.
(larger image)
C Antestius, AR Denarius, 146 BC, Rome
C . ANTESTI (ANTE ligate)
Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet, X below chin
The Dioscuri galloping right, dog running right below horses
ROMA in exergue
18mm x 20mm, 4.05g
Antestia 1; Cr 219/1e; Syd 411
