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| 14th Century "Good Shepherd" Shipwreck Ring. |
Late in 2021, archeologists discovered the remains of two sunken ships filled with a trove of Roman treasures off the Mediterranean coast...
Over the past two months, hundreds of Roman silver and bronze coins were discovered, dating back to the third century. More than 500 silver coins from the Middle Ages have also been found scattered around...
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| Coins from the Mamluk period that were recovered off the coast of Caesarea. (Photo Credit: AHMAD GHARABLI / Getty Images)© Provided by The Vintage News |
Remains From 14th Century Shipwreck Discovered in Israel Contain Hundreds of Artifacts (msn.com)
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Lately I've been talking a good bit about 16th century Spanish colonial coins, but they have all been reales. Maravedis have also been found, including this one found by Captain Jonah and the Capitana crew during the 2019 salvage season.
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| Obverse and Reverse of Maravedis Found by Capitana During 2019 Salvage Season. |
I'll discuss coins like that more in the near future.
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I just added the following to tgbottlebar.blogspot.com.
This small embossed HYNSON, WESTCOTT and DUNNING bottle once held mercurochrome, an antiseptic commonly used in the 20th century. The bottle would have a glass stopper/applier, which is not with this bottle.
I did not find when the company was formed. They did produce a product, perhaps the same or different product, that was sold in a cobalt blue glass bottle. I've not found one of those.
Here is a vintage or antique ad for mercurochrome.
You might remember having mercurochrome at home. It seemed to be common back in my youth.
I don't have an age for this bottle, and I don't know when the company began. I do know that it was still active into the 1950s.
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We are still getting an offshore wind and a small surf.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net