SCOOP! SCOOP! DISCOVERY OF THE CENTURY !

What a story my coin collectors friends. During the excavation of a Roman settlement on the island of Bornholm, Denmark, a Danish-Canadian team of archeologists uncovered an astonishing find during their diggings. A member of my immediate family has been working with them for more than two years and shared with me this morning fantastic pictures (sorry for the iPhone photographies) of what they have discovered 2 weeks ago. It’s gonna be in the newspapers all around the world tomorrow: third Century Roman Empire coins found in Denmark !!!





Over three days, eight archaeologists and members of the landowner’s family excavated the treasure which was buried at a depth of 22 inches. The hoard is in a large grey-ware vessel with a black-burnished ware ‘dog bowl’ place over the top as a lid. There are about 15,000 pieces in the hoard, weighing around 45kg. Some of the coins in the lower levels of the pot were corroded together and had to be separated very quickly whilst the coins were still damp. But the most incredible thing is that after a cursory examination of a few hundred pieces, at least 60 antoniniani of the usurper Domitian II could be identified ! To date, only two specimens of this "Emperor" (who ruled only for a very short period of time between the reigns of Victorinus and Tetricus) had been discovered, one in France and one in England. But that’s not the end: 13 Allectus’ aureus in pretty good condition were shining in the middle of the bronze group. These gold coins are of great rarity; the rare examples are spread across a variety of British and European museums and a few are in private hands.




The archaeologists were mystified and have immediately started to look for answers: where does this hoard come from and how did it end up on Bornholm, an island in the middle of the Baltic Sea ? It’s a complete mystery for now, and further research and excavations will be necessary to learn more about this ancient community called Lavegaard. More to come my friends, but what a day this first of April !

 

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That's fishy to say the least my friend

Q

Edit to add explanation : here in France April fool's day is called april fish day

 

Unwrap that aureus and eat the chocolate.

 

I am divesting my Domitian II Futures, and dumping my Allectus Aureus NFTs.

 

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Amazing find.

 

In fact I’m not kidding at all. This is the aureus after cleaning. Please compare the two pictures

 

I’m More interested in the Domitian II. That’s a game changer if there’s so many more examples now

 

What are you implying? I reported you Jean Claude. Watch out: some members have been banned for much less than that on this forum.

 

Man....You had me in the beginning. I was really excited. Then I remembered what today is. How you gonna do me like that? Such an emotional roller coaster.

 

Me trying to work out if this is April Fools or not:

 

The weather looks lovely! Good place for a spring break ?

 

A trip to Denmark is good any time of the year. Remember to visit the Glyptothek when in Copenhagen!

 

This is awesome, thanks!

 

Reverse image search learns that the hoard is indeed from Danmark, and known as the ‘frome hoard’, which is Danish for dog bowl, ie the pot/bowl it was found.

the Allectus however is from a (well known) find in the UK, 2019. It’s curious how this coin ended up in the Frome hoard.

How I imagine Ocatarinetabellatchitchix right now:

 

Nice hoard, Where did you get it frome?

 

I wish this were a true story. The photos are from a hoard found in Somerset in 2010. The Allectus was a single find in 2019.

Barry

 

I wasn't sure if this was a legit story or not. Too bad it wasn't as Barry wrote.

 

Dang it! I opened this thread thinking it was about a new ice cream flavor!!!!