LOOSE CHANGE: SEPTEMBER 13, 2026

Archaeologists found a bronze coin minted during the reign of Seuthes III, ruler of the Odrysian kingdom of Thrace, between 323 and 316 BC. It was produced at Seuthopolis, near present-day Kazanlak in Bulgaria, roughly 1,500 kilometers in a straight line from Lysa Góra.

The coin bears a mounted figure and mint mark on one side, while the other depicts Zeus wearing a laurel wreath. At some point after it left the mint, someone pierced it. Wear around the hole indicates that it was probably suspended from a cord or leather thong and worn as a pendant rather than simply carried as money.

Researchers regard it as the earliest well-documented ancient coin recovered from an archaeological excavation in Poland and an important piece of evidence for contact between Mazovia and southeastern Europe during the Early Iron Age.

To read the complete article, see:
2,500-Year-Old Longhouse and Thracian Coin Reveal Unexpected Iron Age Links in Poland (https://arkeonews.net/2500-year-old-longhouse-and-thracian-coin-reveal-unexpected-iron-age-links-in-poland/)

Coin Flipping Study

Coin flipping is a time-honored tradition for making decisions. Long before the NFL used the method to determine opening kickoffs, Romans employed coin tossing to settle personal disputes (though they called it "heads or ships," a reference to the Roman coin's two-faced Janus on one side and prow of a ship on the other). While the logic of coin flipping is simple enough — guess a side and flip — the physics of how a coin flips are anything but. By exploring this complicated motion, scientists have discovered that coin flips are not as random (and thus impartial) as most of us think.

To read the complete article, see:
Coin flips are not actually random. (https://interestingfacts.com/fact/coin-flips-are-not-actually-random/)

The U.S. Postal Service Shipped Gold to Fort Knox

No visitors are allowed at the Fort Knox Bullion Depository, and for good reason: About half of the U.S. Treasury's gold reserves are stored there, making it one of the most important locations in the country. Also invaluable in its own way is the United States Postal Service, which delivered much of that gold in the first place. One of the most notable shipments occurred when the U.S. entered World War II in 1941, and a portion of the $9 billion was transferred from the New York City Assay Office to Fort Knox via the Railway Mail Service.

The Postal Inspection Service supervised the shipment, which required cooperation between the Army, Treasury, local law enforcement, and the Postal Service.

To read the complete article, see:
In 1941, the U.S. Postal Service moved $9 billion in gold to Fort Knox. (https://historyfacts.com/us-history/fact/gold-at-fort-knox-wwii/)

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