About 300 gold coins, dating back around 1,500 years to a time when part of the Roman Empire was collapsing, have been discovered during construction at an abandoned cinema in Como, in northern Italy, the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities said in a series of statements. All of the coins were found inside the remains of an amphora, a type of storage jar that the Romans often used to transport liquids such as wine and olive oil. After the cinema construction crew discovered the hoard, a team of archaeologists from the ministry excavated the coins and brought them to a lab in Milan, where they are in the process of being examined and conserved said the ministry in one of the Italian language statements. Coin hoards have been found at many sites throughout the ancient Mediterranean, including a 1,500-year-old hoard found at the Greek city of Corinth. However, hoards containing an abundance of gold coins are rare, and the ministry called the new find an … [Read more...] about Construction Crew Finds Stash of Ancient Gold Coins in Abandoned Italian Cinema
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Historical gold coins to be sold at Fakenham auction
PUBLISHED: 10:48 31 July 2018 | UPDATED: 10:48 31 July 2018 Daniel Bennett Historical coins will go on sale at a James and Sons auction in Fakenham. Picture: Supplied by James and Sons. Archant A collection of historical gold coins and proof sets will go up for sale at a Fakenham auction in three weeks time. Proof sets will also be on sale at the James and Sons auction in Fakenham. Picture: Supplied by James and Sons.The coins will be auctioned by James and Sons and starts with 5 1974 Krugerrands, before selling a gold Guinea from the reign of James II.Other lots include a gold Guinea from the reign of William III, 23 half-Sovereigns from the reigns of Victoria, Edward VII and George V and 60 Sovereigns from the reigns of Victoria through to Elizabeth II.The proof sets include coin issues from 1971 through to 2013, as well as a variety of single coins. Auctioneer David James said: “Gold is always valuable and is doing particularly well at the … [Read more...] about Historical gold coins to be sold at Fakenham auction
Swiss stir up controversy with ‘double eagle’ goal celebrations
Provocative or proud? Xherdan Shaqiri makes the Albanian "crossed hands" symbol. Screen grab: BBC Switzerland’s last-gasp victory against Serbia in their second World Cup match on Friday night threatens to be overshadowed by the celebrations of its two goal scorers. The day after the comeback win which gives Switzerland a strong chance of making it to the next stage of the tournament in Russia, a lot of the attention has focused on Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka. Both players, who have a Kosovo Albanian background, celebrated their goals by making a hand gesture representing the “double eagle” of the Albanian flag. The use of the Albanian "crossed hands" symbol, which is also used by the Albanian football team to celebrate goals, could be read as a provocative act given Kosovo was a former province of their opponents Serbia – a country which has never formally recognised Kosovo’s independence and which has attempted to prevent the fledgling nation … [Read more...] about Swiss stir up controversy with ‘double eagle’ goal celebrations
Double Eagle and FourPoint create new Permian producer
Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle Published 10:15 am, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 Photo: James Durbin / TheOilfieldPhotographer.com / TheOilfieldPhotographer.com Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Conquest Completion Services coil tube operation May 30, 2018, in Reeves County, Texas. Visible in foreground is Tyler Bell, fluid engineer with Conquest Completion Services. CREDIT: TheOilfieldPhotographer.com less Conquest Completion Services coil tube operation May 30, 2018, in Reeves County, Texas. Visible in foreground is Tyler Bell, fluid engineer with Conquest Completion Services. CREDIT: ... more Photo: James Durbin / TheOilfieldPhotographer.com / TheOilfieldPhotographer.com Double Eagle and FourPoint create new Permian producer 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Fort Worth-based Double Eagle Energy plans to merge with the … [Read more...] about Double Eagle and FourPoint create new Permian producer
Intriguing Gold Coin and Other Treasures Uncovered in Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the remains of a huge, red, brick building — likely the remnants of a Roman bath — as well as a mountain of treasures, including a statue of a ram and a gold coin featuring King Ptolemy III, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities. The building itself is huge — for Roman times, anyway — measuring about 52 feet (16 meters) long, or nearly as long as a bowling lane. The structure likely dates to the Greco-Roman era, Ayman Ashmawy, head of ancient Egyptian antiquities, said in a statement released May 23. The artifacts the archaeological team uncovered at the site of San El-Hagar, in Tanis, include pottery vessels, terra-cotta statues, bronze tools, a stone fragment engraved with hieroglyphs and a small ram statue. [In Photos: Ancient Egyptian Tombs Decorated with Creatures] The gold coin, in particular, caught the archaeologists' attention. It features King Ptolemy III and was created during the 221 B.C. to 205 … [Read more...] about Intriguing Gold Coin and Other Treasures Uncovered in Egypt