2200 year old gold coin found!!!

[njnydigger]

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20100811/ML.Israel.Ancient.Coin/

 

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[Rasputin]

And what a honker of a coin, too. Man, that thing is huge!

 

[Dman]

That is interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Dman

 

[njnydigger]

Just goes to show, never know where or what will come out of the ground. Simply amazing. Wish a fellow detectorist would've discovered it instead of an archey though

 

[HISPAN]

Just goes to show, never know where or what will come out of the ground. Simply amazing. Wish a fellow detectorist would've discovered it instead of an archey though

I volunteer to make an expedition to Israel in search of more gold.

 

[lennon631]

WOW! I'll probably find a cache of them now tonight...just before I wake up! Thanks for the story

 

[gwdigger]

Now that is fantastic!

 

[batcap]

.. . Wish a fellow detectorist would've discovered it instead of an archey though

It was only 28 grams; that's not even 1 troy ounce.

 

[Deepdiger60]

That is a beautiful coin i wouldn't mind finding a few of those Dd60

 

[Skelly607]

Thats were I left that thing........I was playing slots next thing ya know..........

 

[bootybay]

that coin would buy me a deluxe RV and many acres of land with a nice log cabin on it.. dreams do come true.

 

[ted750]

Looks like an Oktadrachm of Cleopatra I or one of the Arsinoes. Personally one of my favourite ancient coins, although not TERRIBLY expensive. They can be had for 10,000 on a good day at a big coin auction.

http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/vilmar/store/viewItem.asp?idProduct=81 ---- A similar coin of Arsinoe II for sale.... Really beautiful. We had a few come through the coin store where I work, but my pockets weren't quite deep enough.

 

[Tnmountains]

What a chunk of metal. Wonder how the politics will play on this find due to location. Really good shape. Thanks for sharing the link.

 

[hikeinmts]

I want one......

 

[Bradley137]

Always like gold. Anyway it comes. The bigger the better.

 

[liftloop]

"WoW"

 

[West Jersey Detecting]

Wow! I saw the title of the post and thought...hmmm from NJ>>>

 

[metman]

kinda hard to spend!!