Video Rare 2,000-Year-Old Coin Found in Israel
A rare silver half-shekel coin dating back to the first year of the First Jewish Revolt against the Romans has been found in the Judean Desert (Photo: Emil Aladjem, Israel Antiquities Authority)
An ordinary spring day takes a dramatic turn when a nature lover uses a metal detector to stumble upon a cache of ancient treasure.
Marius Manjac confirmed his discovery to Fox News Digital, saying he found the treasure in a field near Letca Veche, a small village in southern Romania.
In a Facebook group, Manjak noted that he found the coins “on a beautiful Saturday that didn't foreshadow anything that was to come.”
“I took my detector and went out alone, as I often like to do, to practice and enjoy time in nature,” he wrote in his post, which was translated from Romanian to English.
“I didn’t expect that this day would surprise me and connect me with history.”
A hoard of 2,000-year-old Roman coins was recently discovered in a field in Romania. (Marius Manjac via Facebook)
Suddenly, his metal detector began to make noise—and soon Manjac saw a hoard of 1,469 Roman coins.
Upon seeing the silver denarii, Manjac said his heart “[started] beating quite hard.”
“[I] even considered pinching myself to make sure it wasn't a dream,” the fan shared.
“Whose coins were these and what were they used for?”
The finds include 1,469 silver denarii, which were the standard silver coin in ancient Rome. (Mari Manjak via Facebook)
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Manjak estimated the coins were at least 2,000 years old.
After two intense days of photographing the coins, he handed them over to the Letca Noua town hall.
Manjac said it took him two days to photograph the coins he found. (Marius Manjac via Facebook)
The metal detector concluded: “I hope that one day I will be able to take my child to the museum and explain to him how lucky I am to open a page of the history of our people.”
Manjak's discovery comes just weeks after a pair of metal detectorists discovered ancient treasures in the Romanian commune of Breaza in Transylvania.
Manjac said he was flattered by his lucky find and hopes to see it in a museum someday. (Marius Manjac via Facebook)
The treasure dates back to the time of the Dacians, who fought unsuccessfully against the Roman Empire in the 2nd century AD.
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