Achrhaeologists discovered 8 Roman gold coins from the time of Caesar Augustus, during excavations in Kalkriese. Experts see this as evidence that Kalkriese could be the site of the legendary battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
The discovered Roman gold coins on show at the Kalkriese museum park in Bramsche-Kalkriese, Germany.
The scientific director of the excavations, Salvatore Ortisi of the University of Osnabrück, said on Monday that extraordinary Fund confirm that the explored at Kalkriese battlefield from the time of Emperor Augustus (63 BC to 14 ad). In the historic battle of the Germans against the Romans, the troops of the Roman general Varus suffered a bloody defeat.
The coins were minted around the time of Christ's birth in Lyon and presented at that time the equivalent of the annual income of an ordinary soldier is. Probably the gold coins stuck together in a purse that someone wanted to hide in greatest need.
