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The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 13, March 28, 2021, Article 26

ANCIENT GREEK COINS DISCOVERED IN ROMANIA

In the Make-Makedonon-Great-Again department is this reminder that political slogans are nothing new. -Editor

Makedonon first Greek coin found in Romania Dozens of ancient Greek coins were discovered recently by a retired policeman in a village in southern Romania.

The haul of 68 coins was found with a metal detector near the village of Radomiresti, 140 kilometers (87 miles) west of Bucharest and and about 70 kilometers (44 miles) north of Bulgaria.

Police say the find could be “a real treasure” and the coins appear to be very old, minted in the 2nd century according to the retired officer who found them.

The coins bear the inscription “?a?ed???? ???t??” (“Makedonon first”) and are decorated with oak leaves.

Retired officer Paul Durca, who had a license to use a metal detector found the silver coins on land he owned and handed them over to the police department, Adevarul reported. They will be sent to the Culture Ministry to be authenticated and dated.

“After counting twenty-odd coins, I stopped and called the authorities,” the former officer said on Facebook, adding that going out with his metal detector was one of his hobbies.

“It’s a favorite pastime. Today on the 13th, the goddess of fortune and all the gods of fortune were with me. I dug up 68 coins from the 2nd century. Thank you Lord!” the finder wrote jubilantly.

Found via The Explorator newsletter. To subscribe to Explorator, send a blank email message to: explorator+subscribe@groups.io. -Editor

To read the complete article, see:
Dozens of Ancient Greek Coins Discovered in Romania (https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/16/dozens-ancient-greek-coins-discovered-romania/)

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