Here is an article on a small find in Wales: http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogs...issued-by-mark-antony-found.html#.VrFs-DbR_ZQ It says the hoard had three denarii, but illustrates five and the small picture shows parts of maybe 20 from the group (91 coins, it says) and the visible ones are all denarii. "A numismatist described the three Roman denarii coins as "worth tens of thousands of pounds". The best three of the five illustrated are together worth about $100--a bit short of "tens of thousands of pounds." Also it says "A haul of valuable coins issued by Roman general Mark Antony" when all the visible coins are second century AD--none look to be of Mark Antony. Why can't reporters get something right when it comes to coin hoards? The value figure is ridiculous.
whoever wrote this article mixed some stuff up, --the hoard was of 91 denarii mostly late 2nd century -- the hoard included 3 denarii of Mark Antony. -- but their pictures were not in this article but still not worth "tens of thousands of pounds"
My guess is that the photos shown were pulled from stock because all old coins look alike and nobody that reads their rag would know the difference. The article mentions that this new find was near the place an earlier hoard had been found so the photos could be from that group or just any photos that were available.
Wow, the world is small. I lived but 25 miles from Wick, and one of my co-workers lived in LLantwit Major, down the road from Wick! I spent some pub-time at The Lamb&Flag in Wick!
Blame the "numismatist" that the article and others about the same find provide as the source. And the photos were apparently published by a press agency (Welsh News Service) or, in the case of the BBC article, are from the National Museum. Here are some more, all from late November just like the blog post (which refers to the Mirror article): http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/roman-coins-issued-mark-antony-6909948 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...money-issued-Marc-Antony-2-000-years-ago.html http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-34924946 Christian
