Largest hoard of Roman silver coins found in Devon for years
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/gallery/largest-hoard-roman-silver-coins-10951722
A hoard of Roman coins unearthed in Devon is thought to be the largest discovery of its kind in the county in recent times.
The 97 silver and six copper alloy coins were found in the parish of North Huish in the South Hams and are around 2,000 years old.
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The largest Viking Age coin hoard in Norwegian history has been found in a field near Rena in Østerdalen.
A total of 2,970 silver coins have been discovered so far, with the search is still ongoing.
The largest coin hoard in Norwegian history consists mainly of English (Anglo-Saxon) and German coins, in addition to some Danish and Norwegian ones. Among them are coins minted under Cnut the Great, Æthelred II, Otto III, and Harald Hardrada.
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A 13-Year-Old Boy Found This Bronze Coin in a Field. It Turned Out to Be the First Ancient Greek Artifact Discovered in Berlin
Minted in Troy in the third century B.C.E., the object might have been buried as a gift to the dead. Archaeologists don’t know exactly how it ended up in modern-day Germany
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Happy Lunar New Year to those who celebrate. This year is the year of the horse. So, I had a look through my horse coins and couldn't go past the time I had to colour in a horse on a coin! From #Ancient #Rome: https://coinofnote.com/360-a-d-rome-ae-3-fel-temp-reparatio/
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Ancient Greek Coin, Head of Alexander II Zebina
(This post is being modified)https://gregurbano.com/2026/01/22/ancient-greek-coin-head-of-alexander-ii-zebina/
The proposal for a US commemorative coin featuring Trump has drawn.... many comments from the #Numismatic community - a few I have seen and elected not to share - I'd rather comment on coins which do exist or at least are definitely in production, rather than politics. But this article from this week's E-Sylum compares the proposal to the first living person commemorated on a coin.... in Ancient Rome, and the impact of that - And I do like ancient Roman coins. (Spoiler: it's NOT Caesar, though he definitely gets a mention): https://www.coinbooks.org/v28/esylum_v28n41.html#article25
(Trump coin from E-Sylum, Roman coin from article linked in E-Sylum).
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This #AncientCoin is a tetrachalkon from Rhodes struck between 229 and 205 BCE. It's a pretty special coin - and I'll try to explain why :)
Coins from #Rhodes typically feature a rose on the reverse (back) - this is a play on words because the Greek work for rose is Rhodon - and Helios the sun god on the obverse (front). In fact, Helios was so important to Rhodes that they built a huge statue honouring him - the Colossus of Rhodes - on the entrance to the Harbour. It was 33 meters tall, roughly the same size as the Statue of Liberty today, and is recognized as one of the original wonders of the ancient world.
This particular issue features Zeus, though. Why? Well, around 226 BCE Rhodes was struck by a devastating earthquake which toppled the statue and destroyed much of the city and harbour. This was a significant event, and Greek states from all over the Mediterranean sent help and offers to help rebuild the city and raise the statue again.
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