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Archaeologists have uncovered a rare 2,500-year-old silver coin near Jerusalem. Dating back to the Achaemenid-Persian ruling period, the coin was found cut in half, providing insights into the nascent stages of coinage in ancient Judea. Robert Kool, a coin expert at the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) expressed the rarity of this find, stating that only a handful of such coins have been discovered in archaeological excavations across the country. These coins, minted during a time when currency usage was in its infancy, offer a unique perspective on the evolving economic landscape of the region...
Kool highlighted the significance of these coins, which were initially minted outside of Israel, specifically in ancient Greek regions, Cyprus, and Turkey. As the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. began, these coins appeared at various sites in Israel. However, the coin's deliberate division into two halves reveals that the use of coins was not yet universal during this period. This ancient practice, reminiscent of Viking "hacksilver" or "hacksilbur," reflects the varying methods of evaluating currency at the time...
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Here is the link for more about that.
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Brown Flask Shaped Bottle Bearing E B & Co Ld on the Bttom. The bottle would date to between 1884 and 1920. That is the time when the bottle makers mark was used.
It has numerous small bubbles in the glass.
Flask shaped bottle with E. B. & Co. Ld. on bottom.
The mark indicates the glass maker as Edgar Breffit and Company and indicates a date of 1884 to 1920.
Here is a link to a detailed article on the mark and company.
Even when you don't know the product or contents of a bottle, you can often get a date range from the bottle maker's marks.
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Above is a clip from a news video on beach erosion at Jupiter Inlet Colony and the frantic homeowners.
Also discussed is a project that will bring heavy equipment in to smooth St. Lucie County beaches. It isn't a renourishment project - that is what caused the problem. The new project is to smooth the contour of the beach so the sea turtles don't have to deal with the cliffs during nesting season. I've seen where some sea turtles got over some huge cliffs on their own. The next problem is when they build their nests in renourishment sand that gets washed away.
Here is the link for the video.
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While the surf is decreasing, the tides are getting bigger.
One thing worth noting Monday, according to SurfGuru.com, the high tides are supposed to be around three feet, and the low, a negative 1. Those are pretty good highs and lows It will be about the same Tuesday. The tides have been smaller than that.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net