One Of A Kind Roman Coin Found With Metal Detector Could Fetch $12,000

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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted 06/11/2019 3:07 pm A tiny Roman coin found with a metal detector 30 years ago is set to fetch more than $12,000 at auction, after it was revealed to be the only one of its kind in the world. The 2,000-year-old silver Carausius Denarius coin was found by detectorist Tom Thomas, who had no idea it was historically important until a friend spotted it amongst his collection at a barbeque. The unique coin will now be offered for sale at Hanson's Auctioneers in the U.K, where it's expected to fetch in the region of £10,000 ($12,680) on August 27. "I've been metal detecting for more than 30 years and I've found lots of different coins and other Roman artefacts," said Mr Thomas. Read the Entire Article Report this Post to the Staff

FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3443 Posts	Posted 06/11/2019 4:35 pm Appears to be a denarius (fouree ?) with a superb portrait Even if it were not unique I would expect it to bring a few thousand What sort of nincompoop is this detectorist ? Not to be rude but ........ Isn't Carausius something a detectorist would be looking for ? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16844 Posts	Posted 06/11/2019 9:04 pm I'm still a little confused about what exactly makes this coin "unique". There are plenty of Carausius denarii types listed on Wildwinds, so it's not the simple fact of being a Carausius denarius (as the article seems to imply). Is it a unique reverse type? Or the combination of a figure of Salus with a FORTVNA AVG inscription? 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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