Ptolemaic and Seleucid coins found in Britain — an old post w/ updated map etc :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/02/ptolemaic-coins-britain.html …pic.twitter.com/hyNXmphfTq
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Similarly worth recalling that a Mediterranean anchor of 5th-2ndC BC has been found in Plymouth Sound... http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/08/a-mediterranean-anchor.html …pic.twitter.com/zTisSRO9zw
For interest, 2ndC BC Ptolemaic statue, 48lbs; found 9ft down in undisturbed clay, Middlesex, according to Arch Jnl: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=120309&partId=1 …pic.twitter.com/6kpkryezOe
This thread is fascinating. Wow.
Thanks! :)
does not surprise me at all. I would also not be surprised if one sees remains from Carthiginean activity, also
Yes, absolutely! In fact, Punic coins are most common type of Mediterranean Greek autonomous coins found in Britain :)
"worth noting"?!?! That's bloody fascinating and adds considerably to your Thanet theory!
Hah! :) Yes, absolutely--the results are far, far too high for Britain or Europe, & given cemetery is on Isle of Thanet...!! ;)
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