Swiss dig unearths 2300-year-old Roman coin

A bronze coin from the 3rd century BC has been discovered during excavations in the Roman town of Augusta Raurica - the first find of its kind in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The small coin with the head of Minerva on one side and a horse's head on the other was minted in the heart of the Roman Empire in Italy. Such coin finds are not uncommon in what is now Italy, but they are rare in Switzerland, it is said. Although it was already 300 years old when it was found in the ground in Augst, the coin shows "astonishingly" few signs of wear, the report continues. The archaeologists interpret this as a sign that it was already considered particularly valuable at the time and was stored with appropriate care. According to the press release, the archaeologists also discovered other unusual objects during the current emergency excavations, including stone fragments with carved initials. These stones were used in the front rows of the former ...