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Sulphur Springs, Arkansas Spanish Treasure Site - A Few Pieces of Plundered Gold Found

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Text and image taken from Wikipedia:    Roesler, F.E. (April 1908).  "The Spanish Treasure Cave Near Sulphur Springs, Ark" .  KCS Current Events: An Industrial and Agricultural Magazine .  7  (2): 148–153 . Retrieved  26 April  2024 . Old Spanish Treasure Cave - Wikipedia Allsopp, Fred W. (1931). "Legends of Lost Mines and Hidden Treasures".  Folklore of Romantic Arkansas, Vol. I . USA: The Grolier Society. pp. 282–298 . Retrieved  26 April  2024 . Skalicky, Michele (17 December 2018).  "Along the Missouri-Arkansas Line, a Tale of Buried Spanish Treasure" .  KSMU Public Radio from Missouri State University . Archived from  the original  on 4 December 2023 . Retrieved  26 April  2024 .   Harrison, David L. (1970).  The World of American Caves . USA: Reilly & Lee Books. pp. 68–70 . Retrieved  26 April  2024 "Field Trip: Old Spanish Treasure Cave" .  PBS Learning Medi...

One of the Largest Roman Coin Hoards Found in England Makes Others Insignificant

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                                                                                                       Caraucius The Frome Hoard is a hoard of 52,503 Roman coins found by metal detectorist Dave Crisp near Frome, England. The coins, contained in a ceramic pot 45cm in diameter, were/are dated from AD 253 to AD 305. The coins are made of debased silver or bronze. It is one of the largest hoards ever found in Britain. It is important because it contains the biggest group issued during the cesarean reign of Carausius. Carausius ruled Britain from 286 to 293 and was the first emperor to mint coins in Britain. The hoard is housed at the Museum of Somerset in Taunton, made possible by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund. The...