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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on July 30, 2024, 05:55:05 AM

Title: Roman discoveries in Poland
Post by: Imperial Dave on July 30, 2024, 05:55:05 AM
https://amp-miamiherald-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article290529214.html?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17223144573170&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamiherald.com%2Fnews%2Fnation-world%2Fworld%2Farticle290529214.html

Of interest?
Title: Re: Roman discoveries in Poland
Post by: Jim Webster on July 30, 2024, 09:36:56 AM
The fact that some of the coins had been cut up to produce change could indicate they'd circulated a fair bit since they left the Empire
Or was that a standard procedure within the Empire?
Title: Re: Roman discoveries in Poland
Post by: Imperial Dave on July 30, 2024, 10:01:19 AM
I will leave it to the numismatists to be absolute but I thought it was common practice especially in the later phases of the empire...?
Title: Re: Roman discoveries in Poland
Post by: Nick Harbud on July 30, 2024, 10:44:20 AM
Americans assign their children such wonderful names and the reporter of this story is no exception.

I mean, according to Google 'Pflug hoft' translates as 'plough farm'.  Does this indicate that Aspen Pflughoeft hails from some suitably rural district of Colorado?

???
Title: Re: Roman discoveries in Poland
Post by: Imperial Dave on July 30, 2024, 10:57:45 AM
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