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<p>[QUOTE="edteach, post: 24845084, member: 85141"]Not sure how old it is, but it says this year. I don't have any photos of the site or coins but if anyone knows more about I would be interested. The hyper link has a bit more about it. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>"A diver’s chance glance at something metallic on the sea floor of the coast of Sardinia, Italy, turned out to be right on the money — literally. In all, the glimmering treasure they spotted totals somewhere between <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/06/style/diver-ancient-coins-sardinia-scn-intl-scli" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/06/style/diver-ancient-coins-sardinia-scn-intl-scli" rel="nofollow">30,000 to 50,000 large bronze coins</a> dating back to the fourth century AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>The drowned treasure could point to an as-yet-undiscovered shipwreck in the area, the Italian culture ministry said in a statement in November. In addition to the surprisingly well-preserved coins, divers subsequently found pieces of amphorae, narrow-necked Roman or Greek jars with two handles. "[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="edteach, post: 24845084, member: 85141"]Not sure how old it is, but it says this year. I don't have any photos of the site or coins but if anyone knows more about I would be interested. The hyper link has a bit more about it. "A diver’s chance glance at something metallic on the sea floor of the coast of Sardinia, Italy, turned out to be right on the money — literally. In all, the glimmering treasure they spotted totals somewhere between [URL='https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/06/style/diver-ancient-coins-sardinia-scn-intl-scli']30,000 to 50,000 large bronze coins[/URL] dating back to the fourth century AD. The drowned treasure could point to an as-yet-undiscovered shipwreck in the area, the Italian culture ministry said in a statement in November. In addition to the surprisingly well-preserved coins, divers subsequently found pieces of amphorae, narrow-necked Roman or Greek jars with two handles. "[/QUOTE]
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