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small Roman will have half a dozen

Campgate examples. A little research

will guide you to parts of Britain and

Europe where soil conditions have

allowed bronze coins to lie in what is

now plough soil for 1,600 and more

years without suffering catastrophic

corrosion. In general these will be

alkaline rather than acidic soils, with

chalk and clay soils ideal for coin

preservation. Gentle soaking and

careful work with a soft brush might

reveal an example to match some of

those shown here, all of which are used

courtesy of the Wildwinds Ancient

Coins database. If you find a rarity

please add an image of it to Wildwinds

so that all Campgate enthusiasts can

share your good fortune.

British coins

Below: a fragment from Trajan’s Column showing

signalling equiment used in the Dacian Wars

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