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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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The Museum is also home to a collection of Roman coins that were found at Chells Manor in the 1980s prior to housing development work starting.
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Athena Mondale,
Spiritual Consultant
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Roman coins had on them an inscription calling her "Mater Dei", the very title soon to be given to Mary.
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Abu Kashir,
Gas Station Attendant
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Romans introduced the familiar serrated edges of today's coins as a way to discourage the practice of shaving off thin slices.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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Several discoveries of Roman relics and coins were made in that area during the construction of the main railway line in the nineteenth century.
Roman coins are frequently unearthed on sites of archaeological importance.
The coins date from AD193 to 263 and depict a number of roman emperors including the little known Pacatian.
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Rob Verdann,
Afterdark Removalist
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He was offering for sale Hellenisitic and Roman coins probably stolen from sites in the Jerusalem area.
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Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent
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Ancient Roman coins found in Italy and in England depict pipers on one side of them and ancient Grecian and Roman sculpture show pipers using a primitive type of bagpipe.
Roman coins and several saxon burial urns have been found in the cliffs and surrounding fields.
Authentic Ancient Roman Coins Imagine holding a coin in your hand that was once owned by a Roman soldier more than 1500 years ago!
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Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran
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These coins are around today because many Roman soldiers would bury their money for safekeeping before going into battle.
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Khalid Binalshibh,
Taxi Driver
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The Thassian coins had overshadowed for a certain time period even the Roman Dinar.
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