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| Source: TimesofIsrael link below. |
A hoard of seven ancient gold coins was found hidden inside a small clay juglet during a dig in the area of Yavne, in the central region of the country, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Sunday.
The coins date back to the Earlier Islamic period of the seventh-ninth centuries CE. They were found last week at the entrance to a kiln at the site.
“This may be a potter’s personal savings,” the IAA said in a statement. The jug, which was partially broken, “may have been a piggy bank,” it said...
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-piggy-bank-of-gold-coins-uncovered-in-yavne-dig/
Jerry P. sent this link to the same story.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7840507/Hoard-1-200-year-old-Arabian-Nights-gold-coins-discovered-Israel.html
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Iowa Steve sent the following message and photo.
Got a nice 1917 Walking Liberty half dollar last Sunday in a soybean field
where there used to be a train station. Silver ring last Friday in another
bean field where there used to be a one room schoolhouse. Attached is the
picture of the ring which has some strange writing on it that I can't
figure out. Any idea what language it is?
Can anyone tell the language or significance of the marks on this ring? Let me know. It would be interesting to find out something about whoever might have been in the field.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7840507/Hoard-1-200-year-old-Arabian-Nights-gold-coins-discovered-Israel.html
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Iowa Steve sent the following message and photo.
Got a nice 1917 Walking Liberty half dollar last Sunday in a soybean field
where there used to be a train station. Silver ring last Friday in another
bean field where there used to be a one room schoolhouse. Attached is the
picture of the ring which has some strange writing on it that I can't
figure out. Any idea what language it is?
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Ring Found by Iowa Steve.
Photo by Steve.
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A few relatives were visiting with my wife's family on Christmas Eve. One of the young children was excited with a coin from Aruba that he found in change. That was the sign I had been waiting for. I didn't say anything yet, even though I knew what I would do.
I've asked in this blog for ideas about what to do with the miscellaneous foreign coins before. I received a few ideas, but so far had just kept the coins in waiting. Now I knew where at least some of them would go.
I'll select a few to send to the boy that showed interest. We'll see how it goes from there. Time will tell.
I was surprised that my wife, who has never shown any interest in those foreign coins, started looking at them and got interested too. I'm sure she was looking at them with a view of sending them to her young relative, but she was amazed by how many different countries there were. She occasionally asked questions, like which country minted a particular coin, and about the denominations etc., and she was even making a list. While answering her questions, I realized how much I had learned from those coins. I had never really thought much about that before.
I was surprised that my wife, who has never shown any interest in those foreign coins, started looking at them and got interested too. I'm sure she was looking at them with a view of sending them to her young relative, but she was amazed by how many different countries there were. She occasionally asked questions, like which country minted a particular coin, and about the denominations etc., and she was even making a list. While answering her questions, I realized how much I had learned from those coins. I had never really thought much about that before.
People miss opportunities simply because they do not share their enthusiasm and interests. This little boy will be receiving an unexpected gift simply because he openly shared his excitement.
The Bible tells us to offer hospitality to strangers because we might "entertain angels unaware." The Anglicized Aramaic word "malachi" refers to messengers, both human and supernatural, as does the Greek word "angelous" of the Septuagint and New Testament.
Art McKee was known for his generosity and willingness to take time to give personalized tours of his museum. He told about how one day a car of tourists stopped in the museum parking lot when the museum was closed. Art happened to be there, and asked the visitors if they knew what this (referring to the museum) was. The driver of the car, not knowing who Art was or what offer was about to be made, gave a quick unfriendly answer. Art turned and walked away, and the visitors missed an opportunity to receive a personalized tour of Art's museum. If they had only been a little more open and friendly, they would have received the gift. Many a helping hand or offer of assistance is unwittingly turned away by a cold or unfriendly shoulder.
The Bible tells us to offer hospitality to strangers because we might "entertain angels unaware." The Anglicized Aramaic word "malachi" refers to messengers, both human and supernatural, as does the Greek word "angelous" of the Septuagint and New Testament.
Art McKee was known for his generosity and willingness to take time to give personalized tours of his museum. He told about how one day a car of tourists stopped in the museum parking lot when the museum was closed. Art happened to be there, and asked the visitors if they knew what this (referring to the museum) was. The driver of the car, not knowing who Art was or what offer was about to be made, gave a quick unfriendly answer. Art turned and walked away, and the visitors missed an opportunity to receive a personalized tour of Art's museum. If they had only been a little more open and friendly, they would have received the gift. Many a helping hand or offer of assistance is unwittingly turned away by a cold or unfriendly shoulder.
It goes both ways. You can unwittingly miss an opportunity to receive by being unreceptive, and you can miss an opportunity to be a blessing.
The past few days I've described how people have generously helped others with objects or information. It has been said that we do not own the treasures we find, we are only care-takers.
I believe that an escudo I found was probably lost and found three times. It was lost, salvaged, put on another ship that sank, salvaged again many years later, sold by one of the treasure companies and lost and found again.
All of the items being salvaged from the shipwrecks today were lost at least once, and a few of them will be sold and lost again. We don't know how many times a particular item might be lost and found.
When you get older you might think more about what to do with things you can' keep forever. Some of those items will be passed down through the generations. Maybe you shouldn't wait. When you find the right owner, it might be time to do something about it.
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The tides are small now on the Treasure Coast, as is the surf. That should open up some opportunities.
Happy Hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net
