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Kipster Valued Member United Kingdom 312 Posts	Posted 10/21/2023 07:02 am An interesting link for anyone collecting ancient English coins. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...2432256.html Report this Post to the Staff

tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7933 Posts	Posted 10/21/2023 07:58 am Another example of a unique coin from someplace outside the U.S. that sold for a pittance compared to U.S. numismatic rarities. Thanks for the story! We just got back from a trip to Winchester and Cornwall, full of a dose of English history and scenery, so I've mentally filed this story along with those memories. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24894 Posts	Posted 10/21/2023 12:26 pm Kipster, fascinating story - thank you for sharing it! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/21/2023 5:06 pm Indeed, most enjoyable. Report this Post to the Staff
samoth Valued Member United States 216 Posts	Posted 10/21/2023 7:31 pm Quote: Another example of a unique coin from someplace outside the U.S. that sold for a pittance compared to U.S. numismatic rarities. This is probably a big reason many US collectors who stick with the hobby move to an adjacent non-US field. This is an interesting find, but I agree with one of the article's longer comments -- it seems a tad misleading. For the time period, it's a bit more akin to finding a new "king" of a Germanic tribe or something. This era isn't my specialty, but was there an "England" by any contemporaneous standard in 50 BCE? I've never thought of England and Rome a co-existing entities... Report this Post to the Staff
ttkoo Pillar of the Community Australia 2498 Posts	Posted 10/22/2023 5:43 pm Thanks Kipster, a great link. I am imagining the adrenalin rush of the detectorist when he dug it up. The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient. Report this Post to the Staff
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