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Hoard of gold coins found at Israel Crusades site
Yahoo/Reuters ^
| 11 Jul 2012
Posted on 07/11/2012 2:33:03 PM PDT by shove_it
HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) - A 1,000-year-old hoard of gold coins has been unearthed at a famous Crusader battleground where Christian and Muslim forces once fought for control of the Holy Land, Israeli archaeologists said on Wednesday.
[Related: Ancient road discovered in Greece]
The treasure was dug up from the ruins of a castle in Arsuf, a strategic stronghold during the religious conflict waged in the 12th and 13th centuries.
The 108 coins - one of the biggest collections of ancient coins discovered in Israel - were found hidden in a ceramic jug beneath a tile floor at the cliff-top coastal ruins, 15 km (9 miles) from Tel Aviv.
"It is a rare find. We don't have a lot of gold that had been circulated by the Crusaders," said Oren Tal, a professor at Tel Aviv University who leads the dig.
Arsuf, which overlooks the Mediterranean sea, was the site of a famous 12th century victory for England's King Richard I - known as Lionheart - over Muslim leader Saladin.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: crusades; godsgravesglyphs
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posted on
07/11/2012 2:33:10 PM PDT
by
shove_it
To: shove_it; SunkenCiv
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posted on
07/11/2012 2:34:23 PM PDT
by
shove_it
(just undo it)
To: shove_it
I lost it on my last trip to the Holy Land.....................
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posted on
07/11/2012 2:36:42 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Think logically. Act normally.................)
To: shove_it
Thought 1: Boy, if those coins could talk.
Thought 2: Boy, if those coins could talk from my bank vault.
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posted on
07/11/2012 2:43:24 PM PDT
by
Da Coyote
To: Red Badger
DUCK AND COVER. THOSE COINS BELONG TO ROBBIN' HOODLUM!
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posted on
07/11/2012 2:52:48 PM PDT
by
Young Werther
(Julius Caesar said "Quae cum ita sunt. Since these things are so.".)
To: shove_it
Those seem to be wonderfully preserved coins. I sure wish they would be handled with gloves, to protect their pristine nature.
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posted on
07/11/2012 2:59:21 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Remove all Democrats from the Republican party, and we won't have much Left, just a lot of Right.)
To: shove_it
Expect the UN to put forth a claim from the arabs...
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posted on
07/11/2012 3:04:07 PM PDT
by
Hardraade
(http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Obama Kills))
To: Hardraade
I’m suspecting that those coins will buy a lot of UN ambulances for Gaza.
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posted on
07/11/2012 3:17:24 PM PDT
by
EQAndyBuzz
(ABO 2012)
To: Red Badger
Yeah, but you said you lost yours off the boat. I distinctly recall burying them in that old jar I found...remember?
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posted on
07/11/2012 3:29:00 PM PDT
by
Vermont Lt
(I just hate our government. All of them. Republican and Democrat.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
07/11/2012 3:30:52 PM PDT
by
SJackson
(The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement)
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posted on
07/11/2012 3:32:30 PM PDT
by
SJackson
(The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement)
To: shove_it
Get thee to a library/used book store and read
Dungeon, Fire and Sword by John J. Robinson, which covers the rise of the Knights Templar in the 1090s to their demise in the 1300s.
Appalling stories of stupidity and greed on both sides, with the Egyptian court being in a class by itself. A very readable book with a dry wit.
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posted on
07/11/2012 3:49:44 PM PDT
by
Oatka
(This is America. Assimilate or evaporate.)
To: Red Badger
Sorry Red, according to the article the stash belongs to the Knights Hospitaller, founders of Hospitality Inns.
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posted on
07/11/2012 4:35:34 PM PDT
by
shove_it
(just undo it)
To: Da Coyote
Boy, if those coins could talk"I've been stuck in this @%#$%@ box for the last 1000 years. What have YOU been up to?"
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posted on
07/11/2012 4:37:40 PM PDT
by
wbill
To: shove_it
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posted on
07/11/2012 4:38:19 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: shove_it
They’re mine. Dropped them last time I was over there ummmm back in 1176 or 1177 was it???
To: shove_it
Can't wait for the Franklin Mint commercials for the replica crusader coin clad in .999
9 gold start flooding the tube.
/s
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posted on
07/11/2012 4:43:54 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(The most transparent administration ever is clear as mud.)
To: shove_it; SJackson; afraidfortherepublic; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; ...
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posted on
07/11/2012 5:26:35 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: shove_it
Well, I did stay in a Hospitaller Express overnight................
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posted on
07/12/2012 6:11:31 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Think logically. Act normally.................)
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