1000 year old coins found in australia

a find of 4 coins in australia may have re-written the history books about the discovery of the continent, the coins have been identified as being 1000 years old...............http://www.news.com.au/technology/s...stralian-history/story-fn5fsgyc-1226646189425

 

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Yes, that is a very interesting and important discovery indeed!

 

Here we go again:

African Kilwa coins found in Australia:

May 2013:
http://www.cointalk.org/threads/interesting-article.228070

June 2013:
http://www.cointalk.org/threads/ancient-african-coins-spark-international-treasure-hunt.229976

My opinion is that some coin collector left or lost them there.

My favorite line from the original article is:
"This cave is supposed to be close to the beach where Isenberg once found the coins and is said to be filled with doubloons and weaponry of an ancient era."

Doubloons are Spanish gold coins so possibly the Spanish Armada visited there?
Or the Pirates of the Caribbean?

Seriously, does anyone have any Kilwa coins in their collection that they can post here?

 

Sounds like a bunch of BS to me.

 

See my responses in the other threads for a critical response of the various articles.​

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EAST AFRICA, Kilwa Sultanate. 'Ali bin al-Hasan. 7th century AH / 13th century AD​

Æ Fals (21mm, 2.68 g, 3 h). Kilwa Kisiwani mint.​

Inscription in two lines; star at center​

Inscription in three lines​

Album 1180; Walker, Kilwa 12; SICA 10, 589-91; Zeno 87054 (this coin)​

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Acquired in the 1960's, likely through circulation in Dar-es-Salaam.​

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EAST AFRICA, Kilwa Sultanate. Suleyman bin al-Hasan. fl. AH 732 / AD 1331​

Æ Fals (23mm, 2.06 g, 11 h). Kilwa Kisiwani mint.​

Inscription in two lines; star at center​

Inscription in three lines​

Album 1183; Walker, Kilwa 3; SICA 10, 602-11; Zeno 87052 (this coin)​

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Acquired in the 1960's, likely through circulation in Dar-es-Salaam.​

 

To much unknowns. Can never proof anything.