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| Roman Coins Detected on Shipwreck Beach. Source: See link below. |
Using metal detectors, a team of archaeologists discovered these coins in March at a beach location showing evidence of ancient fireplaces.
The coins' origins are unknown, but they could have been dropped off by Norse traders, drowned in a shipwreck, or transported there by a Roman ship that traveled as far north...
The two silver coins... are both Roman "denarii"; one is from the reign of Trajan, which lasted from A.D. 98 to 117, and the other is from Antoninus Pius, which lasted from A.D. 138 to 161.
When they were first produced, each coin would have cost around a day's wages for a worker and weighed less than an eighth of an ounce (4 grams).
The word "money" in some Latin-based languages, such as "denaro" in Italian and "dinero" in Spanish, still has the name of the denarii, the common coin of ancient Rome.
Because the silver they contained never lost its value... the coins may have been in use for a very long period. He also suggested that Norse traders... may have brought the coins there...
Although there are no records of a Roman ship traveling into the Baltic, it is still possible that the coins were transported to Gotska Sandön by Romans...
Here is the link for the entirearticle.
Here is a nice site for tips on grading Indian Head cents.
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The two silver coins... are both Roman "denarii"; one is from the reign of Trajan, which lasted from A.D. 98 to 117, and the other is from Antoninus Pius, which lasted from A.D. 138 to 161.
When they were first produced, each coin would have cost around a day's wages for a worker and weighed less than an eighth of an ounce (4 grams).
The word "money" in some Latin-based languages, such as "denaro" in Italian and "dinero" in Spanish, still has the name of the denarii, the common coin of ancient Rome.
Because the silver they contained never lost its value... the coins may have been in use for a very long period. He also suggested that Norse traders... may have brought the coins there...
Although there are no records of a Roman ship traveling into the Baltic, it is still possible that the coins were transported to Gotska Sandön by Romans...
Here is the link for the entirearticle.
Archaeologists are perplexed by the Roman coins recovered on Shipwreck Island
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Speaking of coins that seem out of place, here is an petty Indian Head penny that is in too nice condition to have been on the beach very long.
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| Very Nice Indian Head Cent in a Pretty Copper Color That Doesn't Show with The Microscope's Harsh Overhead Lighting. |
I'd guess it would grade at maybe Very Good. What do you think?
Grading Indian Head Pennies | How to Video-Images-Descriptions
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Al C. brought an interesting tool for detectorists to my attention. The site is subterrix.com. It advertises as a tool for detectorists that incorporates AI and other tools for evaluating different locations for detecting potential and much more.
Below is some of the site's own blurb.---
Subterrix - Luck is Optional | Subterrix
AI-powered metal detecting platform. Uncover hidden history with intelligent site analysis, historical maps, LiDAR terrain tools, and expert research for serious …
Subterrix is widely recognized as the industry’s most advanced metal detecting platform, combining AI-driven research with historical data to turn treasure hunting into an intelligence-driven discipline.
Massive Historical Database: Analyzes 77 million historical data points covering finds, soil conditions, geography, settlement patterns, land use, and recovery outcomes.
AI Cross-Validation: Uses five independent AI models that validate each other, eliminating single-model bias and reducing reliance on folklore or “gut feeling."
Intelligence-Driven Hunting: Every hunt is informed by context—permissions, site details, and detection potential—so detectorists can skip years of trial and error.
Terrain & Site Analysis: Offers iLiDAR® terrain analysis for free exploration, helping identify promising areas before visiting.
Access & Inclusivity: Free for detectorists under 25 and U.S. military veterans; includes guides, detecting laws, and resources.
Subterrix doesn’t replace detectorist skill—it multiplies it. Veterans gain strategic leverage, while newcomers can make informed decisions from day one. It’s designed to end the “luck is optional” era of metal detecting...
AI-powered metal detecting platform. Uncover hidden history with intelligent site analysis, historical maps, LiDAR terrain tools, and expert research for serious …
Subterrix is widely recognized as the industry’s most advanced metal detecting platform, combining AI-driven research with historical data to turn treasure hunting into an intelligence-driven discipline.
Massive Historical Database: Analyzes 77 million historical data points covering finds, soil conditions, geography, settlement patterns, land use, and recovery outcomes.
AI Cross-Validation: Uses five independent AI models that validate each other, eliminating single-model bias and reducing reliance on folklore or “gut feeling."
Intelligence-Driven Hunting: Every hunt is informed by context—permissions, site details, and detection potential—so detectorists can skip years of trial and error.
Terrain & Site Analysis: Offers iLiDAR® terrain analysis for free exploration, helping identify promising areas before visiting.
Access & Inclusivity: Free for detectorists under 25 and U.S. military veterans; includes guides, detecting laws, and resources.
Subterrix doesn’t replace detectorist skill—it multiplies it. Veterans gain strategic leverage, while newcomers can make informed decisions from day one. It’s designed to end the “luck is optional” era of metal detecting...
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- Of course, it requires you to register to try do much of anything, but I managed to try out a little of
- it before registering
First of all, I don't consider it free if I have to give them a bunch of marketing data. - User data is big business on the web and that data has value.
- Obviously put together by commercial web site developer, it is too heavy on marketing for my taste.
- I tried a couple times to register but was unsuccessful for some reason, but I was able to do some quick
- tests of the system without registering.
- I found out it is more for the land site hunter than the shipwreck beach detectorist.
- When I targeted Frederick Douglass Beach on the map, the site told me that the location had good
- potential for Civil War artifacts and resident artifacts. Way off!
I gave it some land locations that I know, and it did a better job on those. In one case, it told about an old home site that I had detected after it was demolished, but Subterrix didn't tell about the new house with the newly sodded and manicured lawn. I would have been in trouble if I traveled to that site only
to see what it was now.
It did provide some history and good information on land sites.
My test was brief, and I'm not going to register just to try it out. It does say you get a free 60 try-out
period.
If you try it out, give me your impressions so I can let others know.
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- The surf is still flat. Good time to be in the water. Very hot for detecting in midday sun.
- There will be nice almost one-foot negative low tide in the early afternoon.
- Good hunting,
- Treasureguide@comcast.net
I posted this picture of a glass a few weeks ago. I knew it was relevant but it wasn't quite time to discuss it in more detail. Now it is.
About forty years ago, I would guess, I was watching Monday night football, when Howard Cosell said to Dandy Don Meredith, "You have a tremendous grasp of the obvious." I never forgot that.
People are different. They process information differently. If I didn't tell you which of those two people made the comment, but you knew something about each of them, you would have no trouble attributing the comment to Howard Cosell. It just isn't the kind of thing you would expect Don Meredith or Terry Bradshaw to say.
Some people are quite content to see the sun as coming up in the morning and going down in the evening. They are fine with a simple view of things. They see no relevance to the fact that it can be seen as anything different. They don't need Copernicus to add confusion. They would undoubtedly also be fine with saying the glass is half full or half empty and not giving it any additional consideration. Who cares anyhow? And why consider the air? You don't see it anyhow. What is the relevance, they ask.
But then there are people who aren't content to simply accept the first or most obvious view of things. They dig a little deeper. They ask questions and consider alternatives, even if things become a little more complex.
Those people might ask how you would know if the glass is half full anything? How would you measure half full or half empty? Would you go by the level of the surface of the water and say the glass is half full or empty if the surface of the water is half way between the bottom and top of the glass? Or would you measure the volume that the glass could hold and the volume of water in the glass to see if half the volume of the glass was taken up by water?
But then if you are intellectually active, you might ask even more questions. For example, you might wonder if the glass can contain anything since it doesn't have a top? And since the top of the imaginary glass is even more imaginary, why would you assume that the top goes straight across the top of the glass? Could the imaginary top not be convex or concave?
And if you are a very precise person and want to be precise in your measurements, maybe down to three or four decimal digits, it would be very unlikely to ever be half. It would be a job to get it just right. The more precise you make your measurements, the more difficult it would be to fill the glass to be exactly half.
I could take it farther, but I won't. I'm sure some of you think this is all crazy jiberty jab. But that is my point. People are different.
Some won't see the point of all this talk about liquefaction. They won't see the practical application or the potential. I'm not surprised at all by that. But for me, understanding sand liquefaction and the factors involved seem like something that might help me more accurately understand what goes on under the crashing waves of a good storm. Understanding how vibrations, water and air can liquefy sand, and seeing sand being sucked up into waves, can be important contributions to putting it all together. And once you understand that, you should have a better idea of where things will show up on a beach.
Some people are not interested in figuring it all out. They rather wait for it to become common knowledge and then go with whatever people are saying at the time.
At this point, there are still holes in my knowledge - mostly concerning exactly how things work directly under crashing waves. You add to your knowledge piece by piece. You improve your level of understanding. It is a slow and incremental process, and every once in a while, when you have enough background and understanding there are those moments of insight when it comes together for you. But before that happens, you gradually improve your understanding and add to your conceptual toolbox. Those things make that moment of insight all the more likely.
Adding new terms and concepts to the discussion helps too. Even those that are eventually rejected.
Those who do not see the relevance or do not agree help too. Old ideas can be stubborn, and people don't like to have to change their mind. Copernicus found that out. It is easy to find fault with what you don't understand.
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Source: YouTube link below.
And for those of you who, like me, aren't tired of it yet, here is a great video showing a hot-tub of liquidized sand and how to do it.
