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StJoeBlues Pillar of the Community United States 573 Posts	Posted 01/18/2014 10:46 pm Quote: That is odd, more than likely someone dropped it or like you said a kid buried it. OK, but the fun explanation is that we finally have the proof we need that the Greeks founded Atlantasopolis 1400 years ago. Report this Post to the Staff
kevro22 Valued Member United States 250 Posts	Posted 01/19/2014 07:57 am Wildwinds.com is a good site for helping identify ancient coins. It's Byzantine for sure, probably Justinian but I am not certain. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16872 Posts	Posted 01/19/2014 08:47 am The coin was minted in Antioch, which had at that time been renamed "Theopolis". The mintmark is "ThUPO" in Greek letters, a one-year-type issued only in the 13th year (ANNO XIII) of the reign of Justinian I (AD 539-540). You can see a similar coin about a quarter of the way down on this page. As to how a Byzantine coin might have gotten half-buried in an American backyard, one can but guess. It might have been part of a stolen coin collection; when the thieves found out the coins were not spendable, they simply dumped them. Or someone might have thought it was fake, and thrown it away in disgust. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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