Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 medieval treasure trove of nigh 250 coins, including those dating to the menstruum of Georgian famed twelfth century Queen Tamar’s reign, has been establish inward Samshvilde, a ruined walled metropolis together with archaeological site inward southern Georgia, Georgia’s ministry building of education, civilization together with sports said on Friday. The coins were establish buried inward a wooden box beneath the flooring inward a hall of the fortified city.
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"According to the archaeologists, the box held nigh 250 Georgian together with unusual coins. Some coins are dated to the reigns of 3 Georgian monarchs: George III (1156-1184), Queen Tamar (1184-1213), together with George IV Lasha the Resplendent (1213-1223)," the ministry building said.
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"One of the coins of Queen Tamar’s menstruum has a legend reading: ‘Great queen, the glory of the province together with faith, Tamar the miss of George, messiah follower.’"
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"Along alongside the coins, the wooden box held copper ingots together with live out plates meant for hand-hammering of coins, which indicates that in that place was a mint inward Samshvilde," the ministry building added.
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Samshvilde, i of the oldest fortified towns inward Georgia dating dorsum to the tertiary century BC, was built close the confluence of 2 rivers, on a terra firma surrounded past times ravines. In the Middle Ages, it was used every bit a fortress. Samshvilde is position on the listing of Georgia’s National Heritage.
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The citadel consists of massive walls, towers together with 3 churches, the biggest i of them beingness the domed Sioni Church of the seventh century.
Source: TASS [August 04, 2018] Sumber http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com
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