Location
Lot 5 (centre)
Discovered
Season 10 (2022)
Date Range
300 BC – 600 AD
Category
Coin
Era
Ancient
About This Coin
Found by Gary Drayton; numismatist Sandy Campbell determined Roman origin; possibly Constantius II (337-355 AD); oldest coin-type artifact on island at time. Numismatists were Sandy Campbell and Umberto Moruzzi (Italy). Metallurgical analysis showed it was arsenical bronze whose chemical make up matched ancient Roman mines in Spain and Sardinia.
Historical Context
Gary Drayton & Rick Lagina; Sandy Campbell analysis
Where It Was Found
Found at Lot 5 (centre) — Oak Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
