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Author Topic: 2 foot Igot found in England date circa 165 AD Marcus Aurelius/Lucius Verus  (Read 912 times)

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Offline Vincent

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Thou this is dated May of 2016, found it of interest to us coin collectors...seems only 5 of these are known

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3615213/Metal-detector-enthusiast-unearths-2-000-year-old-Roman-ingot-worth-250-000-Somerset-farm.html
Jason Baker discovered the 'very rare' find - known as a pig - on a rally organised by the Southern Detectorists Club.
Mr Baker, who has only been metal detecting for 18 months, stumbled across the 2ft mining ingot on a farm in Wells, Somerset, with the ancient artefact inscribed with the name of emperor Marcus Aurelius Armeniacus


Pretty cool

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The inscription on the ingot appears to be IMP DVOR AVG ANTONINI ET VERI ARMENIACORVM, that is "[Property] of the two Imperatores Augusti Antoninus and Verus, both Victors over the Armenians".

The title Armeniacus for both emperors, but not yet Parthicus, should equate to a date of 164-5 AD.
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That is very cool.

 

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