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| Gold Ring Find with Coat of Arms. |
Above is the ring I mentioned in my post a couple days ago as being the subject of some new research that will has not yet been published.
I didn't have the picture when I talked about it a couple days ago, so am posting it now.
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The medals, believed to date back to 1465, were found carefully buried inside the 15th-century structure, offering new insight into construction traditions during the Renaissance and the history surrounding the building’s papal origins.
The medals, each bearing the likeness of Pope Paul II, are considered part of a symbolic foundation ritual. Archaeologists say the objects were deliberately placed during the building’s construction, a practice rooted in ancient customs meant to bring fortune to significant structures...
The project has revealed several layers of Rome’s complex past, but this small cache stands out for its ritual significance...
The Palazzetto was originally constructed in 1467 on the orders of Pope Paul II as an extension of Palazzo Venezia. Two years after becoming pope, Paul II commissioned the smaller residence, where he lived for many years.
After his death, his nephew, Marco Barbo, completed the project. The complex was gifted to the Republic of Venice in the 16th century and became its first permanent embassy in Rome.
Here is the link for the rest of the article.
When an old house on the Treasure Coast was demolished, I took my metal detector to the site. I found not far from the southeast corner of the house a penny bearing the same date that the house was constructed. It could have been coincidence but also could have been a coin placed under the foundation at construction, as was often the custom to do. From the lay of the land and all, I thought it was probably the second though there is no way to prove it.
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Here is an entertaining article on 15 amazing treasures that disappeared and were never found. They include things like the Irish Crown jewels, the Florentine diamond, the Romanov family treasures, the Honjo Masamune sword, and the Crown Jewels of King John.
In October 1216, amidst political strife and turmoil, England's King John attempted to cross the marshy Wash estuary in Norfolk. Disaster struck when the baggage train containing the royal treasure—including his priceless crown jewels—was swallowed by quicksand or washed away by rising tides. Despite immediate efforts and numerous subsequent searches, the jewels were never recovered. Historians and treasure hunters have long debated their fate, with theories ranging from the treasure being secretly retrieved shortly afterward to it remaining buried beneath shifting sands. The disappearance of King John’s Crown Jewels remains one of medieval England’s most enduring and tantalizing mysteries...
In 1907, Ireland was stunned by the sudden disappearance of its Crown Jewels, an exquisite collection comprising star-shaped badges and ceremonial regalia adorned with precious gems. Kept securely—or so it was thought—in Dublin Castle’s Bedford Tower, the jewels inexplicably vanished just days before King Edward VII’s state visit. Investigations quickly unraveled into scandal and suspicion, implicating castle officials and staff, but failed to produce credible leads or recover the stolen treasures. Various theories surfaced, ranging from political conspiracies to elaborate inside jobs, yet none were conclusively proven. Over a century later, the Irish Crown Jewels remain missing, their disappearance a lingering historical puzzle.
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov. |
We now have Depression Seven. According to the models, it will remain out to sea like a few others we've seen this year.
The Treasure Coast high tides are still pretty high, but slightly off what they were not too long ago.
The South Beach beach cam shows that the cut I showed yesterday got washed out.
That means two things: (1) the water was high enough to wash over the cut, and (2) the angles changed a bit.
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| SurfGuru.com South Beach Zoom cam. |
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