guy Posted January 14 Report Share Posted January 14 (edited) A collection of 141 Roman gold coins, known as solidi, has been discovered in the village of Holzthum in Northern Luxembourg. This remarkable find occurred during several years of excavation at the site, where the coins were unearthed near the foundations of a small, tower-like Roman fort. These solidi, which portrayed nine emperors, were struck between AD 364 and 408. Three of these solidi portrayed the usurper Eugenius, who reigned AD 392-394 (pictured above). https://archaeologymag.com/2025/01/roman-gold-coins-in-luxembourg Eugenius was defeated by Theodosius (with the aid of the Bora winds) at the Battle of Frigidus in AD 394: Edited January 15 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoLaMoto Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 Interesing find. "Solidus" is Latin for solid, as in "not hollow." Apparently the name was applied to gold coins first issued by Constantine....and in modern Italian vernacular, "soldi' is the term for "loose change." I guess inflation has always been a problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidoLaMoto Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Whoops-- I have to throw the red flag on myself.....After further review, soldi is Italian for money or currency. Spicioli is small change.....Now where did I leave those Alzheimer's pills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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