Reading about the coins 'buried' in an Alexander the Great era wall reminded me of a recent article in the Metro about the literally billions of pounds of British money lying around behind sofa cushions and forgotten in old jacket pockets*.
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Hiss. Wheeze.
Hiss. Wheeze.
Hiss. Whee-
Crackle. "Hey, Jackson!" Click.
Static.
Crackle. "Jackson! C'mere, man. You've gotta see this!" Click.
"What is it?"
Crackle. "Jeeezus! Sorry, you startled me. Check this out! Coins, man. Coins!" Click.
"I'm coming, I'm coming. Damn, boy, keep your pants dry."
Hiss. Wheeze.
"Okay, show me."
Crackle. "Look, here. Buried in this, 'soh-fah', did I say that right? They left these pretty much everywhere, didn't they, Jackson?" Click.
"Not quite, boy. Careful with that! That's better. No, we've found them mostly in specific places. They seem to have been associated with the areas most frequented, and left behind as protective talismans or territorial markers. Ah, nice one you've found there. Yeah, the soh-fah specimens tend to be quite ubiquitous. Find a soh-fah, you're going to find coins. We think they were included in prayer circles or as spiritual defences, as they always surrounded one of their communal living spaces. It's all in Chapter 4 of your text, boy. You should know this."
Crackle. "Speaking of coins, Jackson, I found some loose change in the thigh pouch when I suited up this morning. Didn't you have this one last?" Click.
Hiss. Wheeze.
Hiss. Wheeze.
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*Couldn't find the recent article, but things haven't really changed much since 2002.
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