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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 8281559, member: 99554&quot;][ATTACH=full]1462702[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>What a story my coin collectors friends. During the excavation of a Roman settlement on the island of Bornholm, <b>Denmark</b>, 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 <b>Denmark</b> !!! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462704[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462703[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>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 <b>15,000 pieces in the hoard</b>, 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 <b>Domitian II </b>could be identified ! To date, only two specimens of this &quot;Emperor&quot; (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 <b>Allectus’ aureus </b>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. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462705[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>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&nbsp; 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 !</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462701[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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