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March 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Someone Used This Mysterious Coin as Bus Fare in the 1950s. It Turned Out to Be 2,000-Year-Old Currency Minted by the Phoenicians
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
A 2,000-year-old Phoenician coin, once used as bus fare in 1950s Leeds, was donated to a local museum by the grandson of the transit official who found it.
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