Rare silver coin struck before the American Revolution sets auction record, selling for $2.52 million
An American silver coin dating back to the 17th century, before the United States was founded, has sold for a record-breaking ...
Rare coin found in piece of furniture sells for $2.52M at auction
A rare 17th Century coin sold at auction for a record-breaking $2.52 million eight years after it was found in an old cabinet.
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Father-Son Were Trying to Find Roman Road but Found a Shovelful of 16th C. Silver Coins Instead
Minted several different political entities, they give a lovely cross-sectional insight into the minting habits of northern ...
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Emperor Hadrian Roman coin unearthed at Carlisle archaeological dig
A LOCAL metal detectorist has unearthed a unique Roman coin displaying Emperor Hadrian whilst at Carlisle’s Roman Bathhouse dig site in the Cricket Club grounds. The coin, part of the ...
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Record-breaking number of Texas horned lizards released to the wild
Another year of record-breaking success! 👏 The Fort Worth Zoo has once again proven our leadership in Texas horned lizard conservation by hatching and releasing more of these iconic reptiles ...
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Rare roman coin found in Somerset field expected to fetch £8k at auction
A roman coin discovered in a Somerset field is expected to be sold for eight thousand pounds at auction. The rare silver coin which depicts the Roman Emperor Carausius was discovered by Mike Clark ...
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A New Corpus of Roman Coins from England and Wales. An Overview of the Evidence and Analysis of the Data
University of Reading [email protected] This paper considers a new corpus of 490,154 Roman coins (site finds) which have been recorded from England and Wales. The corpus provides British ...
The State17d
Dog-sized lizards wreaking more havoc in SC, experts say in yearly update. Here’s where & how
Tegus are better able to withstand cold than most lizards. They have the ability to raise their body temperature 50 degrees above the current temperature.
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Retired fisherman finds rare Roman coin in field that could sell for more than £8,000
"The coin, which was never published, features a laureate bust of the usurper Carausius, who commanded the Roman fleet 'Classis Britannica', based in the English Channel. "In AD 286 the emperor ...
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Rare Roman coin discovered in field expected to fetch up to £8,000 at auction
An extremely rare silver denarius of the Roman Emperor Carausius is expected to fetch up to £8,000 when it is sold at auction. The coin was discovered in June by Mike Clark, 73, in a field in ...
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The giant lizard that terrified and fascinated a generation of Brisbane kids at the Queensland Museum
The enormous lizard raises its head, its tongue flicking in and out. It squats at the edge of a small gorge, surveying its next meal — the decaying body of an enormous wombat-like marsupial ...