When the explorer La Salle's 1686 "La Belle" shipwreck was discovered, they found one coin

lordmarcovan

And what a freaky find it was!

Not only was it 1600 years older than the shipwreck, it was from a Roman emperor who ruled for only three months. Strange, eh?

ajaan

Good luck charm? If so, it didn't work.

lordmarcovan

Yeah, it sure didn't. They also found two skeletons aboard.

Of course Otho himself wasn't all that lucky.

WillieBoyd2

The right coin inscription looks like "NERO CAESAR".

lordmarcovan

Nope- I do see what you mean, but as best I can tell, it pretty clearly says "OTHO". See the first "O"?

But some of the folks on the FORVM boards think that's a bronze Otho... a Renaissance-era "Paduan" copy, in other words. I'm not so sure I see that. Most sea-salvaged silver is black like that. I would think a corroded bronze would be greener? They were looking at the lettering.

WillieBoyd2

Maybe it is that unknown Roman Emperor "OREO CAESAR".

ajaan

<< <i>Maybe it is that unknown Roman Emperor "OREO CAESAR". >>


Is there cream in the center?

lordmarcovan

<< <i>Maybe it is that unknown Roman Emperor "OREO CAESAR". >>



Good one! It certainly looked like it.