Welcome back to Something About Coins! Discovered coin hoards and collections seem to be the theme for today's selection of coin articles.
'Ancient Greek Coin Hoards' exhibition in Athens, Ana-Mpa.gr
The Athens Numismatic Museum is hosting a temporary exhibition titled "Found underneath a tree root … Ancient Greek Coin Hoards", which opens Tuesday and will run through December 31. The exhibition aspires to convey the visitor from the mythology surrounding the ancient treasures to the richness of the ancient coin hoards kept at the Numismatic Museum. Emphasis is given on the conditions of their discovery, the causes behind their concealment as well as any information derived for their initial owners ... Click for coin article
Egypt Finds Hoard of 2, 000-Year-Old Bronze Coins, NYTimes.com
Archaeologists unearthed 383 bronze coins dating back to King Ptolemy III who ruled Egypt in the 3rd century B.C. and was an ancestor of the famed Cleopatra, the Egyptian antiquities authority announced Thursday. The statement said one side of the coins were inscribed ... Click for coin article
Rare 600 BC silver coin unearthed, Sify.com
Chandrapur: A team of archaeologists have recovered a rare silver punchmark coin that was in circulation in the 6th Century BC. The archaeologists from Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University, State Archaeology Department and the Chandrapur Chapter of Indian Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) ... Click for coin article
Coin collection in donated desk is returned, SeattleTimes.nwsource.com
A coin collection that was found in a desk donated to St. Vincent de Paul has been returned to its owner. When Charlie Roberts' sister divorced, she sent him three pieces of furniture, a desk, bureau and bookshelf. Because Roberts had no room for the desk, he donated it to ... Click for coin article
Coins give a glimpse into Shivaji's life, DNAindia.com
It's an exclusive peek into the era of Shivaji. Two rare gold and silver Hoan (historical gold coins), struck to commemorate his coronation, will be on display starting today (April 23). It is a tribute to the state by city-based Todywalla Auctions ... Click for coin article
1861-S Paquet $20 Gold Double Eagle to be offered at Central States Coin Show, CoinLink.com
Despite the common misconception, Anthony C. Paquet was born in 1814 not in France but in Germany–specifically, Hamburg–of French ancestry. His father, reportedly Toussaint François Paquet, was a bronze worker. "Anthony" could equally likely ... Click for coin article
'O' for a New Orleans Quarter Set, NumisMaster.com
Barber quarters are one of the great sets that can be completed by many. There are certainly significant key dates, like the 1901-S, the tiny 40,000 mintage 1913-S, and the 1896-S, but in many cases those three dates tend to overshadow some otherwise excellent dates that ... Click for coin article
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