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Rare, gold Roman coin discovered in Jerusalem

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    derrybderryb Posts: 38,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
    the fact that gold money does not erode/corrode like paper money tells us all we need to know.

    Governments can print currency. Only the people can print faith in it — and they’re running low on ink.

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    WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,419 ✭✭✭✭✭
    People find old coins in the Middle East all the time.

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    TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: WillieBoyd2
    People find old coins in the Middle East all the time.

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    It's just like at Coinstar
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    SmEagle1795SmEagle1795 Posts: 2,209 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool! It's worth about $6-8K, depending on the condition of the reverse.
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    hchcoinhchcoin Posts: 4,843 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool story.
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    VanHalenVanHalen Posts: 4,330 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's what I call old gold.
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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,246 ✭✭✭✭✭
    When Jerusalem was looted the "booty" was used to pay for the building of the Roman Coliseum. A sign outside, which still exists, has holes in it which originally held brass letters that indicated it was built with such funds. The Nero aureus in the article may have indeed been lost at the time Jerusalem was being looted. The aureus was worth 25 silver denarius coins and was equal to about a month's pay for a Roman soldier of the period.
    All glory is fleeting.
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    BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,790 ✭✭✭✭✭
    US Coin Forum = coin found in Jerusalem......





    Queue the Twilight Zone theme......

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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 45,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: SmEagle1795

    Very cool! It's worth about $6-8K, depending on the condition of the reverse.




    I like your Boscoreale example better, Smeagle. imageimage



    But yes... very cool story.



    PS- because Mount Vesuvius' ash toned your Nero aureus, and "heat induced" toning is AT, I guess it would get "questionable color" from a TPG? image (j/k)



    Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

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    gonzergonzer Posts: 3,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No designer initials = $$$
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    thebeavthebeav Posts: 4,128 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a cool coin. Gold ancients are special.....I've never owned one.....
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great story and nice coin.... what a thrill to find a gold coin... Cheers, RickO
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    logger7logger7 Posts: 9,993 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It looks original, not like so many that have been cleaned, etc..
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    TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Bochiman
    US Coin Forum = coin found in Jerusalem......


    Queue the Twilight Zone theme......

    It's a rare Roman coin found in Jerusalem on the US Coin Forum.

    I was going to post a whine about SmartPost, but people seem to find this much more interesting. image

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