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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 610278, member: 8959&quot;]Thank you all very much for your comments, and thank you Christian for the additional information.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some more pictures showing some of the coins which were found on the battlefield.&nbsp; The coins found were all dated before 9 a.D. This provided further proof that the site at kalkriese was indeed the site where the 3 legions of Varus were lost.&nbsp; Some 1700 coins were found at the site.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the coins show a counterstamp in the name of Varus. Coins bearing the portrait of varus, on the other hand, are quite rare as Christian pointed out. </p><p><br /></p><p>The pictures show also an 18th century depiction of Germanicus as he came upon the the remains of his lost legionnaires. Tacitus, the Roman historian, describes the anger which overcame Germanicus&#039; legions when they saw the remains of their comrades.</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>Also shown, the tombstone of a Centurio born in Bologna, Italy, who as the engraving reads, fell in the BELLO VARIANO - Varus&#039; War. This tombstone is the only direct archeological reference to the battle found in Germany.</p><p><br /></p><p>Eduard[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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