Gold coin proves 'fake' Roman emperor was real

[Wicked Blue]

BBC News
By Pallab Ghosh
Science correspondent

An ancient gold coin proves that a third century Roman emperor written out of history as a fictional character really did exist, scientists say.

The coin bearing the name of Sponsian and his portrait was found more than 300 years ago in Transylvania, once a far-flung outpost of the Roman empire.

Believed to be a fake, it had been locked away in a museum cupboard.

Now scientists say scratch marks visible under a microscope prove that it was in circulation 2,000 years ago.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63636641

[pwb]

1. He looks like a happy guy.

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[nycbos]

2. Yeah but what have the Romans ever done for us?

[flying rabbit]

4. IC What you did there.

[keopeli]

6. ...the aqueducts?

[soldierant]

7. Yeah, but what have they done for us LATELY?

[AZLD4Candidate]

8. Yeah, okay, the aqueducts. But other than that, what have the Romans ever done for us?

The Judian People's Front wants to know. Not the People's Front of Judia. He's over there.

[keopeli]

12. Brought peace?

[nycbos]

11. Sanitation, wine

[AllyCat]

3. Fascinating how these artifacts can shed so much light on

our perception of the ancient and modern worlds.

[RockRaven]

5. LOL, his Wikipedia page has already been updated with this BBC article quoted extensively.

The crisis of the third century is such a mess, it is difficult for us non-experts to keep track of already, compared to other eras of Roman history.

[Lucinda]

9. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[multigraincracker]

10. Years ago I use to go metal detecting.

Lots of coins have been dropped over the years.