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| Two Gold Coins Separated by 1400 Years Found on Same Day in Same Field. |
A metal detectorist found two gold coins from different historical eras on the same day in what he described as an "amazing" discovery.
Jasper Hyde unearthed the coins on July 30 in a 47-acre farmer's field in Derbyshire, a county in England's East Midlands region. The two artifacts were located relatively close together—about 1,300 feet away from each other. But they are separated by more than 1,400 years of history.
The first coin is a Celtic gold stater thought to date to around 65 B.C., Hyde said in a Facebook post.
The second is a medieval quarter noble dated to A.D. 1351-1361, during the reign of King Edward III...
The discoveries came during a group dig event organized by a metal detecting group called Down to Earth Charity Digs. Participants pay a fee, which is then donated to charities selected by the owners of the land where the digs take place...
Here is the link for more about that.
Here is the link for more about that.
Ancient Gold Coins Minted 1,400 Years Apart Unearthed in Same Field (newsweek.com)
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You can find good articles about Florida history on the MyFloridaHistory.org site. Below is the table of contents for one year. As you can see, there are a lot of interesting articles.
There is a lot of good reading there and I highly recommend that you check it out.
Here is the link.
fhsai_adventures_mag_2022.pdf (myfloridahistory.org)
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It looks like a two to there foot surf is expected for most of the week.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net