guy Posted 1 hour ago Report Share Posted 1 hour ago (edited) The article reports that in September 2026, archaeologists in Wesseling (North Rhine‑Westphalia) recovered a large Roman silver coin hoard. More than 934 silver denarii, weighing 3.1 kilograms, were recovered. Although the hoard was buried during the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-138), most coins date to the Flavian emperors (AD 69-96) with the oldest coin minted in 148 BCE (in middle of picture below). The latest coin is AD 124/125. The hoard was discovered when amateur detectorist Oliver Riedl noticed his device repeatedly signaling in a field near Wesseling, prompting him to alert authorities. The Cologne–Wesseling region was under Roman control from 39 BCE, beginning with Agrippa’s establishment of a Rhine frontier base that evolved into Colonia Agrippina (modern Cologne). https://www.lvr.de/bodendenkmalpflege/zentrale-infos/presse/sensationeller-roemischer-muenzschatz.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-roman-silver-coins-found-metal-detectorist-germany/ Edited 50 minutes ago by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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