Hoard Of Late Roman (Majorian) Solidi Discovered In Netherlands Recently

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ktyr New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 06/09/2017 2:18 pm I think I'm too "new" to post external links (to the news coverage), so I'll just mention the interesting hoard of late Roman (~460 AD) gold solidi that Dutch archaeologists unveiled last week (the coins were actually found in 2016 and 2012). Altogether, they found 42 coins, the latest from Majorian, in an orchard in Lienden (in the province of Gelderland). No contemporary human remains were found, so they presume it must have been in a pouch, not a burial; possibly one of the payments promised by the general Aegidius to Frankish kings who would fight with him in Gaul before the western empire completely imploded. Anyway, just a cool little perspective on some ancient history from numismatics! Report this Post to the Staff

agentcar2 Valued Member Canada 55 Posts	Posted 06/09/2017 2:50 pm Wow that's cool Report this Post to the Staff
lrbguy Pillar of the Community United States 949 Posts	Posted 06/09/2017 3:14 pm Here's a link to a Dutch news agency: http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archiv...-gelderland/ And more info on the excavations, here: https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blog...TBEpD1Pfx.97 br / And a nice interpretation of the historical significance here: http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/47551 Edited by lrbguy 06/09/2017 3:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
ktyr New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 06/09/2017 3:55 pm Thanks for supplying some links, lrbguy! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34418 Posts	Posted 06/09/2017 9:15 pm Thanks for letting us know about this find @ktyr! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Paul Bulgerin Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 06/12/2017 5:13 pm I enlarged the photo of the solidi and had a very nice time staring at all those amazing gold coins. They all look to be in high grade. Paul Bulgerin Report this Post to the Staff
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