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"Cosa Excavations- Discovery of 2004 Silver Denarii", 1966-10

 File — Box: RG05-SG03-Se01-Box01
Identifier: 174

Scope and Contents

File contains articles pertaining to the AAR Cosa discovery of a jug of 2004 silver denarii.

The articles included in this file are: The Dallas Morning News: "Fabulous Piggy Bank of Roman Coins Found" October 16,1966

San Francisco Examiner: "2000-Year-Old Piggy Bank" October 16, 1966

The New York Times: "Roman-Coin Find May Tell of City" October 2, 1966

Herald-Leader Lexington, KY: "American Archaeologists Find Roman 'Piggy Bank'" October 16, 1966

The Pittsburgh Press: "Yanks Dig Up Old Roman 'Piggy Bank'" October 19, 1966

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "$200,000 in Coins Found In Jug in Ruins of Italian City" October 23, 1966

Star-Tribune Casper WYO: "Old Roman Piggy Bank is Loaded" October 16, 1966

The Cincinnati Enquirer: "Silver Coins Unearthed in Ancient City" October 16, 1966

Independent-Press-Telegram Long Beach CA: "Fabulous Piggy Bank Fortune in Rare Coins Dug Up" 10/16/66

Herald Examiner LA: "Old Roman Coins in Piggy Bank" October 30, 1966

Coshocton Ohio Tribune: "Piggy Bank Idea Isn't New" October 15, 1966

The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution: "Ancient 'Piggy Bank' Find Now Valued at $200,000" 10/16/66

The Courier Journal Louisville KY: "Ancient 'Piggy Bank' Yields Small Fortune" October 16, 1966

The Flint Journal Flint, Mich: "Jug of Denarii Found" October 16, 1966

Oakland Tribune, Oakland CA: "Archaeologists Find Ancient Piggy Bank" October 16, 1966

The Light, San Antonio, Texas: "Archaeology Jackpot in Ancient Coins" October 16, 1966

Rome Daily American: "American Academy Team Unearths Roman Coins" October 5, 1966

Dates

  • 1966-10

Language of Materials

From the Record Group:

English

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is not restricted.

Extent

From the Record Group: 12.5 Linear Feet (26 Letter-size document cases, 2 half-size letter document cases, and 1 half-size legal document case)

General

1 copy.

Repository Details

Part of the The Records of the American Academy in Rome Repository

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