willieboyd2 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 US returns cultural treasures to Iraq - Including a Roman Coin From CNN News: A Roman coin from A.D. 248-250, when the Romans occupied the region. The coin had been left at the Houston Museum of Natural Science by a man who said he was a contractor in Iraq. The museum's curator of anthropology alerted federal authorities. Article: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/25/...dex.html?hpt=T2 Photograph of coin from US Immigration and Customs (ICE): The article doesn't identify the coin but it looks like this one from Philip I (Philip the Arab) Wildwinds ancient coin database - Antioch AE29 BMC 531: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 That's cool. Pretty low grade piece though - probably costs more in postage alone let alone taking care of it and doing paperwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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