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Xenophon · « **Reply #200 on:** November 13, 2017, 05:55:05 am »

I have never come across any listings of gold coinage from Sikyon. However, when I visited the museum at Sikyon about 5 years ago the coin cabinet contained the example below:

Altamura · « **Reply #201 on:** November 14, 2017, 03:22:19 pm »

If I understood it right, a danake is not an official coin but some sort of imprint or copy of a coin for burial purposes.

Here the objects from Tenea are also called danake: http://numismatics.org/pella/id/price.P82?lang=en

Regards

Altamura

RL · « **Reply #202 on:** November 14, 2017, 03:49:45 pm »

Thanks Altamura, danake was a term I hadn't come across before.

Without wanting to get too off the topic of archaeological news, given there doesn't seem to be a numiswiki entry for the term, for those interested in learning a little more there is what looks like a reasonably well referenced wikipedia article explaining the usage of the word, and a more in-depth and rather interesting article on the general practice of burying coins with the dead in the classical world (Charon's Obol) which also addresses it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danake

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon%27s_obol

Xenophon · « **Reply #203 on:** November 15, 2017, 06:05:39 am »

Also thanks from me Altamura. I had been perplexed by the term as well.

RL · « **Reply #204 on:** November 15, 2017, 04:11:10 pm »

This is an interesting read, it seems one of our spiritual numismatic ancestor's collections may have been uncovered in Bulgaria:

ROMAN COIN HOARD FOUND BY CHANCE UNDER TREE ‘CONFIRMS’ EXISTENCE OF ROMAN TOWN IN BULGARIA’S MEZDRA

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“The collective find of silver coins from Mezdra is of extreme historical and cultural value. The coins from Rome’s imperial period carry a great amount of information because of their rich iconography and rather detailed inscriptions," Ganetsovski has told BTA.

In his words, the silver coins were collected over a period of some 200 year – from the middle of the 1st century AD until the middle of the 3rd century AD.

The earliest of the coins that have made it to the Vratsa Museum denarii and antoniani from the reigns of Emperors Nero (r. 54 – 68 AD), Galba (68 – 69 AD), Vitellius (69 AD), and Vespasian (69-79 AD).

“The find includes 2nd century AD denarii of [usurper emperor] Clodius Albinus (193; 196 AD)," Ganetsovski says.

“[The end date of the coin collection] is marked by the last Emperor represented in it, Severus Alexander (r. 222 – 235 AD)," he adds.

“[We have] established a very interesting sequence in the imperial emissions of the amassed coins as well as many coins dedicated to the emperors’ wives," the Museum Director notes.

“There are coins minted on the territory of today’s Syria which speaks of a very serious commercial circulation. The condition of many of the coins shows that they were in circulation. However, another part of them are well preserved, and apparently were not used at all but were collected," he elaborates.

http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2017/11/10/roman-coin-hoard-found-chance-tree-confirms-existence-roman-town-bulgarias-mezdra/

Unfortunately, they seem to think about 800 additional coins from the find have fallen off the back of a truck somewhere...

Canaan · « **Reply #205 on:** November 22, 2017, 05:12:06 am »

https://earth-chronicles.com/science/not-far-from-alexandria-found-sunken-roman-ships.html

Xenophon · « **Reply #206 on:** November 29, 2017, 01:08:45 am »

Archaeologists find first evidence for Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/11/29/archaeologists-find-first-evidence-julius-caesars-invasion-britain/

Also:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5125295/Landing-site-Julius-Caesars-invasion-Britain-found.html

Xenophon · « **Reply #207 on:** December 05, 2017, 01:35:11 am »

An article on recent archaeological finds in England, including the Frome (pronounced Frume) hoard of 52,000 Roman coins:

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/dec/04/coin-laden-pot-pendant-british-museum-record-haul-2016-treasure-finds

The picture shows part of the Frome hoard.

Xenophon · « **Reply #208 on:** December 05, 2017, 05:21:58 am »

Lots of interesting pictures of the submerged site of Baiae in the Bay of Naples:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5144469/Sunken-Roman-city-lies-beneath-waves-Italy.html

*Alex · « **Reply #209 on:** December 12, 2017, 05:56:37 pm »

http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/fall-2017/article/more-than-1-000-ancient-sealings-discovered

*Alex

peterpil19 · « **Reply #210 on:** December 13, 2017, 05:25:02 pm »

Two ancient tombs discovered in Egypt will be opened to tourists:

http://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/middle-east/two-ancient-tombs-discovered-in-egypt-will-be-opened-to-tourists/news-story/306c20777590817734b0c9f3039772ed

okidoki · « **Reply #211 on:** December 17, 2017, 03:26:50 pm »

Reconstructing the Faces of Pompeii Victims

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY_3ggKg0Bc

Jay GT4 · « **Reply #212 on:** December 17, 2017, 04:12:32 pm »

Great animation Eric. Whenever I'm in the Bay of Naples I'm always aware of the mountain and what could easily happen even now.

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #213 on:** December 17, 2017, 05:10:41 pm »

It was erupting ever 15 years or so till 1946, and hasn't done anything since. The longer it goes, the more dangerous the next one will be.

peterpil19 · « **Reply #214 on:** December 18, 2017, 07:31:07 pm »

Really interesting video. Not what I was expecting at all. Quite frightening to watch actually whilst imagining you are physically there.

Peter

Xenophon · « **Reply #215 on:** January 30, 2018, 03:12:15 pm »

Not all gold coins found in the ground are old........

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/30/detectorists-stumble-treasure-trove-roman-gold-think/

Bill W4 · « **Reply #216 on:** January 30, 2018, 03:38:18 pm »

Saw this; I felt a bit bad for those two. They had the find of a lifetime for awhile.

Xenophon · « **Reply #217 on:** February 01, 2018, 04:19:33 am »

1,300-year-old Anglo-Saxon cross presented to Cambridge museum:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/feb/01/1300-year-old-anglo-saxon-cross-presented-to-cambridge-museum

Xenophon · « **Reply #218 on:** February 19, 2018, 05:10:46 pm »

Unique Roman boxing gloves found near Hadrian's Wall:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/19/rare-roman-boxing-gloves-found-hadrians-wall

Jay GT4 · « **Reply #219 on:** February 19, 2018, 07:19:04 pm »

The boxing gloves are incredible! That dig is going to provide some amazing finds. An episode of Digging for Britain spotlighted some of what they've already discovered.

peterpil19 · « **Reply #220 on:** February 26, 2018, 01:08:45 am »

'AN ANCIENT cemetery containing 40 mummies and a necklace inscribed with the message “Happy New Year” has been in found Egypt.': AN ANCIENT cemetery containing 40 mummies and a necklace inscribed with the message “Happy New Year” has been in found Egypt.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/archaeology/ancient-egyptian-cemetery-with-40-mummies-and-1000-statues-found-in-the-nile-valley/news-story/bb2b918d83f9ec99ba201c555120d4e0#.kj40k

Xenophon · « **Reply #221 on:** March 08, 2018, 05:56:39 pm »

Archaeologists working on Rome's Metro C line uncover a second century AD residence. Lots of great pictures:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5477207/Incredible-home-2nd-century-military-commander-Rome.html

Jay GT4 · « **Reply #222 on:** March 08, 2018, 06:01:39 pm »

Incredible!

SC · « **Reply #223 on:** March 11, 2018, 11:32:20 am »

New line of flooring Jay??

SC

Jay GT4 · « **Reply #224 on:** March 12, 2018, 08:05:32 pm »

Would love to!

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