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Byzantine gold coin with 'face of Jesus' unearthed by metal detectorist in Norway
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA gold coin depicting Jesus Christ. . A metal detectorist discovered a 1,000-year-old gold coin...
Stunning gem-covered gold earrings discovered in 800-year-old hoard in Germany
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe front of one gold earring in the Byzantine style. A trainee metal detectorist in northern...
Medieval chieftains melted prized silver goods into coins to boost economy
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoProf Rory Naismith says the silver originally came from the Byzantine Empire - ADAM PAGE Medieval...
Rare 1,000-year-old coin — with depiction of Jesus — unearthed by metal detectorist
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 6 months agoApproximately 1,000 years ago in Constantinople — the bustling capital of the Byzantine Empire — a...
Lasers provide clues to an early medieval money mystery
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA selection of the Fitzwilliam Museum coins used in the study. Human-made currency such as coins and...
Rare ancient gold coin found in Norway — over 1,600 miles from its origin
CBS News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe gold coin was likely minted in the Byzantine Empire at some point between 977 and 1025 C.E.,...
"We were ahead of our time": How tales of Thor, lightning-spewing hammers and a battle to the death...
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAmon Amarth 2008 Hammers are important in metal. That much should be obvious from the name of this...
Coins found by two metal detectorists sold at auction for more than £325,000
Press Association News via AOL· 3 months agoA hoard of 122 Anglo-Saxon pennies that was found by two metal detectorists has sold at auction for...
City under siege hid stash of gold coins 1,300 years ago. It was just found in Israel
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoA stash of gold coins — hidden for over 1,300 years — has been rediscovered in Israel, according to...
800-year-old healing bowl emblazoned with double-headed dragon unearthed in Turkish castle
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA photo of an inscribed metal bowl against a blue background. Archaeologists in Turkey have...