A coin first discovered in 1895 in the ashes of Pompeii sold at auction recently for nearly $22,400 — it's a gold coin that celebrates that conquest of Britain by Emperor Claudius.
and museums across Europe — is viewed as even more valuable now that treasure hunting is prohibited in the UNESCO-protected areas surrounding Pompeii, said SWNS.Antiquarians first found the coin in 1895 beneath mounds of volcanic ash inside the Roman villa ravaged and preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.A gold Roman coin celebrating Emperor Claudius' conquest of Britain was discovered in the ashes of Pompeii — and has just sold at auction for nearly $22,400.
However, this particular coin was buried deep enough under the ash that its golden glow was preserved, said SWNS. Emperor Claudius launched the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43, largely completed in the southern half of Britain by AD 87, SWNS noted. The coin was passed down through generations of a family.That's when the coin celebrating British defeat at the hands of Romans was bought by Englishman Sir Samuel Bagster Boulton, a vice chair at the London Chamber of Commerce, said SWNS.
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