Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
Wow, can you imagine seeing the battles coming your way and burying that in the backyard. Getting captured and indentured for a couple of years. Then returning to find the town was burned to the ground and all plowed up by new farmer? Now, where was my "backyard"?
bob
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I will be curious to see the latest date struck, and whether they are all the same or mixed Emperors.
The Visigoths sacked Rome in 410 A.D. and in 476 a Germanic tribe took over, so depending on the years the coins were made this could be loot from either invasion hidden by a looter or a treasury hidden from one of the invaders.
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
The most visible one in the center appears to be Emperor Libius Severus, who ruled 461 - 465 AD. Outside of that, we know next to nothing about him. He typifies the "Shadow Emperors" who ruled for brief periods in the two decades preceding the fall of the Western Empire. The one in the upper left might be Libius Severus as well. The side view portraits, and find location, both suggest these are products of the remaining mints in the West in the late 5th century. Perhaps coins of Libius Severus will be a little more available, if much of this hoard reaches the collector market.
"Render therfore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's." Matthew 22: 21
Also, I think I can make out the M - D mintmark of Mediolanum (Milan) on the few reverses that are visable. These may not have traveled far from where they were first minted.
"Render therfore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's." Matthew 22: 21
Wonderful hoard of late Roman gold. Sure hope the excavation is careful - much can be gained with proper research and analysis.....Possibly even why all the gold and little silver.
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They look in terrific shape.
That one on the middle left looks Byzantine?
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
Mama Mia! Atsa some-a fine-a hoard!
WOW
Great find. Wonder what the finder will get.
Nice!!
WOW!!!! Thanks for sharing.
OMG
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
Screwed.
Yep. Shhhhhhh. Silence is golden.
That theater must have charged a fortune for tickets to build up that big a gold stash.
It would really be interesting to be able to go back in time and see what everyone was watching.
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
My heart would flutter and then bag it before anyone notices! Haha
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Saddle Ridge part II?
Wow, can you imagine seeing the battles coming your way and burying that in the backyard. Getting captured and indentured for a couple of years. Then returning to find the town was burned to the ground and all plowed up by new farmer? Now, where was my "backyard"?
bob
I love stories like this. Gives me hope whenever I am out metal detecting.
I will be curious to see the latest date struck, and whether they are all the same or mixed Emperors.
The Visigoths sacked Rome in 410 A.D. and in 476 a Germanic tribe took over, so depending on the years the coins were made this could be loot from either invasion hidden by a looter or a treasury hidden from one of the invaders.
The most visible one in the center appears to be Emperor Libius Severus, who ruled 461 - 465 AD. Outside of that, we know next to nothing about him. He typifies the "Shadow Emperors" who ruled for brief periods in the two decades preceding the fall of the Western Empire. The one in the upper left might be Libius Severus as well. The side view portraits, and find location, both suggest these are products of the remaining mints in the West in the late 5th century. Perhaps coins of Libius Severus will be a little more available, if much of this hoard reaches the collector market.
Also, I think I can make out the M - D mintmark of Mediolanum (Milan) on the few reverses that are visable. These may not have traveled far from where they were first minted.
http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/severus_III/t.html
How do they even determine if this will be sold on the collector market or if it ends up in a museum?
Wonderful hoard of late Roman gold. Sure hope the excavation is careful - much can be gained with proper research and analysis.....Possibly even why all the gold and little silver.
OMG, amazing !!!