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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 4682824, member: 98035&quot;]I&#039;m shocked at how much the bidding is on this coin (nearly $5,000!) But I would imagine it was just squirreled away when it was brand new, and just like squirrels, sometimes people don&#039;t come back for their stashes...</p><p><br /></p><p>An interesting point was made regarding provenance of any object to antiquity. While it&#039;s pretty easy to say that no coins can be traced back to the day they were minted, I believe that to some extent, many objects could be said to have never been &quot;lost&quot; in the sense that we think of it. Many European churches house religious relics that have been in the care of those churches since they were built in late antiquity. The Pantheon is one of the best-preserved ancient buildings specifically because it has been under the continual care of at least someone since it was built under direction of Agrippa.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, it is easier to find both objects and families that can trace their lineage to ancient times in Eastern Asia, where the upheavals of the last two centuries haven&#039;t disturbed the general populace quite as much as the fall of Rome uprooted Europe. Offhand, a number of individuals can trace their lineage all the way back to Confucius with zero breaks in their lineage, and the Three Treasures of Japan have been the personal property of each successive emperor since at least late antiquity (although it is theorized that only the jewel is still the original; the sword and mirror may be replicas).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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