coins of fellow metal detectorist

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by galba68, Jun 14, 2018.

  1. Bert Gedin

    Bert Gedin Well-Known Member

    Whilst I may also be speaking to the more discerning amongst us, Kentucky provided a simple challenge. He may have thought that ancient Roman coins were as likely to be found on the moon as in the U.S. My answer showed, although not strictly evidential, that what might seem impossible ain't necessarily so. The Roman Empire was, for a very long time, world-wide. I believe that it is more than likely that Roman representatives travelled for surveillance, to estimate whether, or not, certain areas were worthy of occupation. And we do know, don't we ?, that ancient Roman coins have been discovered in various American locations.
     
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  3. Okidoki

    Okidoki Well-Known Member

    In general i think you are right, also normal cow poop is bad, only when bronse is found in clay it of good/better quality
     
  4. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    Actually it's all your references that convinced me...that and the "Mysteries Of Oak Island" or whatever nonsense that was on TV.
     
  5. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    I really have to look up the definition of "discerning" Please don't get mad at me, just joshing you.
     
  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    I agree that the Oak Island stuff is nonsensical.

    Intriguing nonsense - entertaining nonsense - but nonsense all the same.

    But what do I know. Never been there.
     
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  7. Bert Gedin

    Bert Gedin Well-Known Member

    You're not the only one who hasn't been to Oak Island. But when one sees various sources, online, I would not be inclined to rubbish every single one. Some may be fake news, and some may be genuine.
     
  8. Bert Gedin

    Bert Gedin Well-Known Member

    Kentucky, "discerning" means something like to evaluate critically. It's not unusual for me to look up words I don't know - "kneck" was a recent example !
     
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    I will freely admit that there could be some tiny grain of historical validity to the whole Oak Island thing, but it is so overlaid with legend and hype and outright fantasy that I'm not sure we will ever know.

    Of course that's the appeal for some folks. The whole mystery.

    I can agree with that, and enjoy the mystery of it - to a point - but after a while I lose interest without seeing anything of substance. And frankly, I don't trust the "History" Channel to provide such substance. They lost my respect years ago.
     
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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Apologies to @galba68 for straying a bit too far off the original topic.
     
  11. galba68

    galba68 Well-Known Member

    l fully agree about history channel, LM..
     
  12. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    You do have a sense of humor:)
     
  13. Bert Gedin

    Bert Gedin Well-Known Member

    Kentucky, if we couldn't laugh, we might spend much of our time weeping !!!
     
  14. Bert Gedin

    Bert Gedin Well-Known Member

    From tiny Acorns mighty Oak Trees grow !!! You're eclectic, lordmarcovan, and I'm odd !!!
     
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