One of my e-quaintances, a young man and fellow SCV member/relic hunter who goes by the screen name of "Sentinel", recently found this coin in eastern Virginia while using a metal detector and hunting for Civil War relics. Amazing.Ptolemy V, Epiphanes - King of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt 204-180 B.C.
Bronze 26mm (18.15 grams) Struck circa 193-180 B.C.
Reference: Sear 7879; Svoronos 1233; B.M.C. 6.93,67-8
Head of Cleopatra I, as Isis right; hair in formal curls
and wreathed with corn.
ΠTOΛEMAIOY BAΣIΛEΩΣ -
Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, wings open.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Ancient Greek Coin Found In Virginia!
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Brock:
ReplyDeleteBecause of my chosen religious faith, this makes perfect sense to me.
The Book of Mormon is all about migrations from the Old World to the New World prior to the birth of Jesus Christ, and what became of those people.
If ancient Israelites, Babylonians, and Egyptians came here, then why wouldn't the Greeks also, or possibly people who traded with the Greeks?
Recent archaeological evidence also indicates the Vikings came here, and possibly even Irish colonists.
Consider the recent discoveries of apparent submerged ruins of cities in the Carribean, and the burial mounds in the Midwest.
Even in North Carolina, you have the mystery of the origin of the Lumbee Indians, with their blond caucasian features, following the disappearance of the English colony at Roanoke Island.
In South America, there are roads and symbols that can only be viewed from high above the Earth.
What is their origin and meaning?
There are many, many things yet to be discovered.
Do you know if any news media have responded to the discovery of an ancient Greek coin?
I can tell you right now that members of The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints would be VERY interested in knowing more details about this.
Thank you.
John Robert Mallernee
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Gulfport, Mississippi 39507
Even in North Carolina, you have the mystery of the origin of the Lumbee Indians, with their blond caucasian features, following the disappearance of the English colony at Roanoke Island.
ReplyDeleteYes, and if more comes out on this, I'll let you know.
Brock:
ReplyDeleteDid you know the actress, Heather Locklear, was a Lumbee Indian?
There's some other famous Lumbees, too, but at the moment, I can't remember who they are.
The state of North Carolina and the federal government still can't agree on whether the Lumbee tribe are American Indians, and/or whether they're entitled to their own reservation.
When the Cherokee, and all other American Indians, were forcibly evicted from North Carolina, to travel the "Trail of Tears" to Oklahoma, the Lumbee were allowed to remain in North Carolina, for they were NOT considered to be American Indians.
Have you, or your family, ever been to the annual "UNTO THESE HILLS" pageant?
I've never seen it, so I was just wondering?
I think it's on the Cherokee Reservation in North Carolina.
Thank you.
John Robert Mallernee
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Gulfport, Mississippi 39507
Did you know the actress, Heather Locklear, was a Lumbee Indian?
ReplyDeleteNo, I didn't, but I'm not into the Silver Screen these days.:)
I know a lady who is a Lumbee, so will have to ask her about this. She's hates Obama, so must be good people! My father was from their county in NC, Roberson, and my mother went to school there.
http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=2929&highlight=flora
http://www.namsouth.com/viewtopic.php?t=3924&highlight=flora
I'll check into "UNTO THESE HILLS" since I haven't heard of it. For some reason it reminds me of the Lost Colony.
Brock, You really must go over to Cherokee/Franklin and see "Unto These Hills". My family used to go camping all around the South to see the CW battle sites and usually ended up in NC at the half way poit and camped outside Cherokee. We attended the play when I was 16 and it was awesome. They are in an amphitheater and the acoustics were good. Go see at least once and it tells of how the Cherokee came to live in the Smokey Mountains. Dawn
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dawn.
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