Aurelia Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Archeologists have found a Roman coin during excavations in the historic center of the northern city of Veliky Novgorod, an archeologist said on Monday. The copper coin, which belongs to a type known as "follis," is believed to date to the early 4th century A. D., Oleg Oleinikov of the Moscow-based Archeology Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told Interfax. Read more here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldrail Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 A fascinating idea that a Roman merchant could have travelled that far, although I suspect the coin went further than the Romans themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Yes, I agree. I think by the time the coin was taken to Russia it was already regarded as an antique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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