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More than 250 silver coins dating back to the time of Alexander the Great were unearthed in northern Syria, a Syrian archaeologist said Thursday.
Youssef Kanjo, the head of archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Aleppo, said the coins were discovered two weeks ago in ...
Full Article: Coins From Alexander the Great Found in Syria - The New York Times
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A 27-item strong hoard of gold coins has been unearthed in the Thoothukudi district of southern India, it has been revealed.
Local women discovered the gold pieces in a mud pot when they were farming a field in the village of Vilathikulam Taluk, Express Buzz reports ...
Full Article: Hoard of gold coins unearthed in southern India - Gold.org
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When treasure hunter Mel Fisher discovered the wreck of the Nuestra Senora de Atocha off the Florida Keys in 1985, he brought to close a mystery that was nearly 400 years old.
On the Atocha, Fisher recovered $450 million worth of gold, silver and emeralds that had been lost since 1622, when the Spanish galleon was laid to waste by a powerful hurricane. Now some of that legendary booty will call Cape Coral home when it's unveiled at ...
Full Article: Rare coins to be displayed in Cape Coral - CAPE-CORAL-DAILY-BREEZE.COM
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Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NasdaqCM: OMEX), has received notification from the U.S. District Judge that he has adopted the Magistrate's Report and Recommendation in the "Black Swan" case in favor of Spain. Although the Judge complimented Magistrate Pizzo's Report and Recommendation, he also made it clear that he felt a separate opinion by him would "add only length and neither depth nor clarity (and certainly not finality) to this dispute."
The Judge also stayed the order vacating the arrest warrant and the return of the recovered coins to Spain until the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rules in the case, which serves to keep the coins in Odyssey's possession pending the outcome of the case.
"Judge Merryday's ruling serves to move this case to the appellate court faster, where we feel confident that the legal issues are clearly in our favor. The ruling yesterday does not affect the current operations of Odyssey, and we have not been counting on any revenue from the "Black Swan" in any of our budgets since it was clear that this case would go to appeal no matter which way the judge ruled," said Greg Stemm, Odyssey CEO.
"We are moving ahead with our other current projects – and it is important for people to understand that the vast majority of our shipwreck projects don't have the same potential legal issues that have surfaced in the "Black Swan" case. [click to continue…]
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Clearing a field and plowing it for the first time is hard, backbreaking work. That is what Oliver Hall was doing in 1909 when fortune shined on him.
Oliver Hall heard something tinkle against his plow blade. When he looked back, the furrow he had just plowed was filled with silver coins.
"That was the story my daddy always told," said Neil Hall of Landersville. "He found a broken bottle with silver and gold coins spilling out of it." ...
Full Article: Who buried the Pieces of Eight? - The Moulton Advertiser
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Precious artefacts given to a former Archbishop of Canterbury have been found apparently thrown into the River Wear at Durham. Individual items, including gifts from Pope Paul VI and other religious leaders, could be worth up to £10,000. The former Bishop of Durham Michael Ramsey lived in the city after retiring as Archbishop in 1974. He died in 1988 ...
Full Article: Bishop's coins and artifacts discovered in river - BBC News
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Using a mathematical model to predict population trends based on ancient coin hoards, a UConn biologist and a Stanford University historian have concluded that the population of ancient Rome was smaller than sometimes suggested.
Although the first century BC in Italy has been extensively studied, and much is known about the great figures of the era, including Cicero, Caesar, Virgil, and Horace, some basic facts – such as the approximate population size of the late Roman Republic – remain the subject of intense debate ...
Full Article: Coins May Hold Key To Solving Mystery Of Ancient Roman Population - ScienceDaily
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Archeologists have discovered ancient Egyptian coins bearing the name and image of the biblical Joseph, Cairo's Al Ahram newspaper recently reported. Excerpts provided by MEMRI show that the coins were discovered among a multitude of unsorted artifacts stored at the Museum of Egypt.
According to the report, the significance of the find is that archeologists have found scientific evidence countering the claim held by some historians that coins were not used for trade in ancient Egypt, and that ...
Full Article: 'Joseph-era' coins found in Egypt - mideast.jpost.com
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