Archaeologists Found 11 Silver Coins Buried 2,000 Years Ago—and an Unsolved Riddle
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“Archaeologists have discovered 11 rare silver quinarii dating back 2,000 years. While they are the largest group of such coins ever found, experts are still unable to determine where they were minted.”
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