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Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 2,200-year-old gold coin depicting the ancient King Ptolemy III, an ancestor of the famed Cleopatra.
The coin, which bears the image of the King on one of its faces, was discovered during the excavation of a large Greco-Roman building at the San El-Hagar archaeological site in Northern Egypt...
Here is a link to the article and video.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/05/31/2200-year-old-gold-coin-discovered-in-egypt.html
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A mysterious ancient black granite sarcophagus has been discovered in Egypt.
The tomb, which dates back to the Ptolemaic period between 305 B.C. and 30 B.C., was uncovered in the city of Alexandria.
In a Facebook post, Dr. Mostafa Waziri, general secretary of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, announced that the 6-foot high sarcophagus, which is 8.7-feet long and 5.4-feet wide, is the largest ever found in Alexandria...
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| 2,200 Year Old Gold Coin (Not a video.) Source: See FoxNews link below. |
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 2,200-year-old gold coin depicting the ancient King Ptolemy III, an ancestor of the famed Cleopatra.
The coin, which bears the image of the King on one of its faces, was discovered during the excavation of a large Greco-Roman building at the San El-Hagar archaeological site in Northern Egypt...
Here is a link to the article and video.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/05/31/2200-year-old-gold-coin-discovered-in-egypt.html
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A mysterious ancient black granite sarcophagus has been discovered in Egypt.
The tomb, which dates back to the Ptolemaic period between 305 B.C. and 30 B.C., was uncovered in the city of Alexandria.
In a Facebook post, Dr. Mostafa Waziri, general secretary of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, announced that the 6-foot high sarcophagus, which is 8.7-feet long and 5.4-feet wide, is the largest ever found in Alexandria...
Here is the link for the rest of the article.
Florida United Numismatists, Inc., is hosting the 12th Annual Summer FUN Convention in Orlando Florida, July 12- 14 2018. The convention will be held at the Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive in Hall WE1. This location is across I-Drive from the new facility. The convention opens to the public at 10:00 A.M., July 12th and will run through 5:30 P.M. July 14th...Here is the link for more information about that.
http://www.funtopics.com/summer-fun.html
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| Chris and Remnants of Beryl Source: nhc.noaa.gov. |
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| Wind This Morning. |
In the mean time, the best chance for good beach erosion is the cape off North Carolina.
On the Treasure Coast, we are supposed to have a three to four foot surf, decreasing tomorrow.
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I have a lot of future posts already planned. I'll be showing a variety of cobs from one hunt. Before August is over I expect to post some good metal detector tests and reviews that I'll conduct myself.
Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net
