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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Jul 08, 2025, 05:12 PM

Title: A bag load of roman coins found in Norfolk
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jul 08, 2025, 05:12 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q88yjd97lo

Enough for a bag of chips i suspect....
Title: Re: A bag load of roman coins found in Norfolk
Post by: Duncan Head on Jul 08, 2025, 09:57 PM
Quote from: Imperial Dave on Jul 08, 2025, 05:12 PMEnough for a bag of chips i suspect....
For a month's wages I'd expect more than a bag of chips.

On the other hand, if you had to ship the potatoes over from a continent that hadn't been discovered yet...
Title: Re: A bag load of roman coins found in Norfolk
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jul 09, 2025, 04:08 AM
Exactly plus the price of fish these days....
Title: Re: A bag load of roman coins found in Norfolk
Post by: Erpingham on Jul 09, 2025, 08:27 AM
It's happening again. Start of on one subject and before you know it, it becomes about fried potatoes.
Title: Re: A bag load of roman coins found in Norfolk
Post by: Cantabrigian on Jul 09, 2025, 10:06 AM
Quote from: Erpingham on Jul 09, 2025, 08:27 AMIt's happening again. Start of on one subject and before you know it, it becomes about fried potatoes.
To be honest, with the number of Roman coins that turn up in England, they're as cheap as chips.
Title: Re: A bag load of roman coins found in Norfolk
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jul 09, 2025, 10:32 AM
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