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Author Topic: A hoard of 175 Roman denarii found near Livorno in Tuscany, Italy  (Read 302 times)

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A hiker from an archeological group near Livorno in Tuscany spotted silver glinting among leaves and disturbed soil on the forest floor. Turned out to be a hoard of 175 silver denarii dated from around 157 B.C. to 82 B.C., the latter date most likely when the hoard was buried.

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https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/2000-year-old-hoard-of-roman-coins-may-have-been-hidden-by-a-soldier-during-a-bloody-civil-war-in-italy

https://globalnews.ca/news/9655283/roman-coins-buried-treasure-livorno-italy/


 

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