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Metal detectorists have discovered a "unique" artifact that archaeologists say features a depiction of Alexander the Great, and is mystifying the experts surprised at the location of the find.
Finn Ibsen and Lars Danielsen came across the object in question, a small bronze fitting measuring around an inch across, near Ringsted—a city located centrally on the island of Zealand, Denmark.
"[A] mysterious and absolutely incredible find in the field," Museum West Zealand said in a Facebook post. "Finn and Lars were out with the metal detector in a field near Ringsted, and their eyes widened when it dawned on them what they had suddenly found. It is tiny and absolutely spectacular."
The bronze disk is thought to date to around the year A.D. 200 and bears a portrait of Alexander—one of the greatest rulers of antiquity—on one side...
Here is the link for the rest of the story.
A SHOE buckle thought to have belonged to a Jacobite clan chief wounded in battle at Culloden has been discovered by archaeologists among other artefacts.
Among the discovered artefacts are a large number of musket balls and grapeshot which were uncovered in a 60 square-metre area close to what was the British government frontline at Culloden Battlefield...
A - D are all described as imitations in the Sedwick catalog, while E is the only genuine cob of the five.
Metal Detectorists Find "Incredible" Artifact Depicting Alexander the Great (msn.com)
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Here is a little game for you that will test your cob identification skills. See if you can identify which of the following cobs are imitations and which are real.Study each of the following five coins and decide if each is real or an imitation. I'll give you the answers later.
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A SHOE buckle thought to have belonged to a Jacobite clan chief wounded in battle at Culloden has been discovered by archaeologists among other artefacts.
Among the discovered artefacts are a large number of musket balls and grapeshot which were uncovered in a 60 square-metre area close to what was the British government frontline at Culloden Battlefield...
Here is the link for more about that.
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You can use the following link to find some antique maps of Florida.
C[Florida Territory] North America XIV Florida - Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. (raremaps.com)areening - Wikipedia
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I hope you enjoyed my little game. There are a lot of different kinds of fakes. There are toys, reproductions or copies, and counterfeits. I think the term imitation most closely corresponds to counterfeit. Copies, or reproductions, on the other hand, are often marked and not meant to deceive.
The five coins shown above are all listed lots in the current Sedwick auction and are called imitations. Some imitations are more realistic and convincing than others.
A - D are all described as imitations in the Sedwick catalog, while E is the only genuine cob of the five.
Here is the link to the auction site where you can get more detail on each. Upcoming Live Online Auctions - Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC (sedwickcoins.com)
The lots shown above are lot numbers 1207, 1441,1446, 1447, and 807.
Too often detectorists get fooled by a souvenir treasure coin sold in local shops. It has happened to me. I remember a couple times when I was a newbie that I was fooled for quite some time. It cana be disappointing to discover what you thought was a nice treasure coin is actually a fake. There are many very good fakes that you can buy online by mistake.
To learn to identify fakes, study the real thing. “Federal agents don’t learn to spot counterfeit money by studying the counterfeits. They study genuine bills until they master the look of the real thing. Then when they see the bogus money they recognize it.” That is one reason I like to browse auction catalogs. You learn to recognize the real thing. When you do that, you'll learn to quickly identify many fakes, which "just don't look right."
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The surf will be small all week, and the tides are moderate.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net