Been having a think about the recent coverage of the unearthing of a 4thC BC Carthaginian coin from nr Bristol...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3038594/Britain-s-ancient-connection-Carthage-2-300-year-old-coin-reveals-Mediterranean-trade-route-dating-Iron-Age.html …
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> Several things intriguing in the article, not least suggestion only 8 such coins & that idea of such trade is new... Archaeologists & >
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> numismatists have been suggested similar for decades as numbers of such coins keep growing, & joined by linguists too in last 10 yrs >
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> I've just gone though all easily available records and make the total finds of Carthaginian coins nearer to 70, & their distribution is >
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interesting too, primarily coastal & riverine. Plus it matches up interestingly with recent suggestions from place-name specialists as to >
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> the possibility of some British coastal names having Proto-Semitic/Punic roots, something don't think anyone has commented on before...>
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Anyway, I've written out a quick blog post on the place-names and arch evidence, in case anyone else finds this as fascinating as me :)
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@caitlinrgreen it is fascinating indeed. You're one of my favourite follows.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@peter_petefloyd thank you :)
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