Someone Used This Coin as Bus Fare, Man Discovers it Was Minted by the Phoenicians 2,000 Years Ago

Someone Used This Coin as Bus Fare, Man Discovers it Was Minted by the Phoenicians 2,000 Years Ago

Struck 2,100 years ago on the coast of Spain by mariners from the Fertile Crescent, a coin bizarrely made its way to the English city of Leeds where someone successfully attempted to use it as bus fare. It’s an incredible story that reminds us how history—even ancient history—can be found all around us, popping up […] The post Someone Used This Coin as Bus Fare, Man Discovers it Was Minted by the Phoenicians 2,000 Years Ago appeared first on Goo…

Coin Used for Bus Fare Turns Out To Be 2,000-Year-Old Artifact

Coin Used for Bus Fare Turns Out To Be 2,000-Year-Old Carthaginian Artifact When transit workers in Leeds, England, sorted through the day’s bus fares in the 1950s, one coin in the pile looked noticeably different. Decades later, researchers have finally confirmed the surprising reason why: the coin had been minted more than 2,000 years ago. This small bronze coin recently made its way to the collection of […] READ: Coin Used for Bus Fare Turns …