# Ancient Roman treasure unearthed at military base, two coins aren’t what they seem

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ancient-roman-treasure-unearthed-at-military-base-two-coins-arent-what-they-seem/
- Published: 2026-11-01T14:00:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T00:05:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/travel/ancient-roman-treasure-unearthed-military-base-two-coins-arent-what-they-seem
- Topics: Art, Culture, Europe, World

## Key points

- Archaeologists uncovered 45 Roman coins and a gold ring on Gotland.
- Two coins may be ancient counterfeits from present-day Ukraine.
- The settlement may have been abandoned around 540.

## Summary

Archaeologists found 45 Roman silver coins and a gold ring during excavations ahead of an expansion at Sweden’s Gotland Regiment military base. The hoard matters because it offers evidence of trade and settlement on Gotland long after the coins were minted, and two of the coins appear to be ancient counterfeits.

The coins were made in the second century AD for five emperors and four empresses, and may have reached Gotland in the fourth century before being buried around 450. Elsewhere at the site, archaeologists found nine graves thought to be about 2,000 years old, along with remains and military fittings. Radiocarbon dating suggests the settlement was active from the fourth to sixth centuries and may have been abandoned around 540.

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