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2000 Year Old Gold and Silver Hoard - Vindex - 06-06-2012
From southern Israel here
(I hope this is in the right section as its assumed to be a civilian hoard as opposed to military)
Re: 2000 Year Old Gold and Silver Hoard - ANTONIVS MAGNVS - 06-07-2012
Thanks for that Moi. It says silver and gold dating from Nero, Nerva and Trajan but the photo shows mostly bronze (which look later than Trajan) with a few gold sprinkled in. I wonder if the picture of the coins is of the actual find? A bigger photo or a break down of types would be of help. The speculation is that it was hidden by a woman during the Bar Kokhba revolt. Very interesting!
Re: 2000 Year Old Gold and Silver Hoard - Vindex - 06-07-2012
Glad it was useful.
If I see any other related articles I'll post them. Not sure how long we'll have to wait for a proper report though.
Re: 2000 Year Old Gold and Silver Hoard - S. Marcer - 06-07-2012
Thanks for the segnalation Vindex!
Jay wrote:
A bigger photo or a break down of types would be of help.
Here the (italian)article of the discovery with 10 nice photos of the different finds. Wait for the report ...
The translation of the Italian text is more or less:
The four gold coins dated to the Roman empire are believed extremely rare from the Israeli archaeologists. With the coins, during the excavations near Kiriyat, in the slopes of the Hermon mountain, have also been found an earring and a ring. An exceptional discovery for the Israeli archaeological studies that, unlike the European territory, counts only a Roman treasure of 10 pieces dated to the gold age.
Best!
S.M.
Re: 2000 Year Old Gold and Silver Hoard - ANTONIVS MAGNVS - 06-07-2012
That's better! The aurei are of Nerva, Trajan and two of Nero. Three are in almost mint state. These must have been put away right after she got them. I'd be interested to see what the bronze coins are because they look much later...unless they are Eastern Provincial coinage. Hard to tell.