Two treasure hunters uncovered a rare hoard of 404 Roman and British coins in the Netherlands
On a wet October day, former policeman Gert-Jan Messelaar and Reinier Koelink, ventured into a field in Bunnik where they ...
Hoard of silver Denarii from Nero, Claudius era found in British treasure hoard
A metal detectorist uncovered the hoard of 1,368 ancient coins, mostly silver denarii from the Roman era, in a pot in ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs1mon
Not just gelt! Coins belonging to second king of the Hasmonean dynasty in miraculous discovery
Dr. Shay Bar, Dr. Yoav Farhi and Dr. Mechael Osband, who led the excavation, discovered the 80/79 BCE-style coins on Friday - the third night of Hanukkah. Researchers unearthed 160 coins belonging ...
The Times of Israel1mon
‘Miracle’ hoard of Hasmonean coins discovered during Hanukkah in Jordan Valley dig
Haifa University team finds cache of 160 extremely rare coins - dated to 80/79 BCE, during the reign of Judah Maccabee's grand-nephew - near Alexandrion Fortress, north of Jericho ...
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Archaeologists discover rare hoard of Hasmonean coins in Jordan Valley
A team of archaeologists from the University of Haifa discovered a rare hoard of approximately 160 coins during an excavation in the Jordan Valley, dating back to the Hasmonean period, which they ...
Greek Reporter10d
Nabis: The Last King of Sparta—A Hero or a Tyrant?
Nabis, the last king of Sparta, is often described as both a king and a tyrant, depending on the perspective and sources.
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Lead Pollution May Have Lowered IQs in Ancient Rome, Study Finds
The mass production of silver coins in the Roman Empire had an unintended ... cores of ice from the Arctic that formed from 500 BCE to 600 CE, a time that spans the rise of the Roman Republic ...