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A Roman coin, purchased from the sale room of the Cairo Museum in 1915 by George Herbert Bourne. This artefact was sent home to Australia in March 1915 but its current whereabouts is unknown. In his "What to Know in Egypt: A Guide for Australasian…

A Roman coin, purchased from the sale room of the Cairo Museum in 1915 by George Herbert Bourne. This artefact was sent home to Australia in March 1915 but its current whereabouts is unknown. In his "What to Know in Egypt: A Guide for Australasian…

A gold coin of Valens, said to have been found "in a hermetically sealed vase in an Egyptian tomb" by a Mr E Hendricksen of Townsville during the war. This coin was only brought to the Queensland Museum for identification and was never donated. Mr…

A small coin inscribed in 'oriental script'. This coin has not yet been identified in the Queensland Museum collection, but is the subject of further research. The initial identification of the script by the Queensland Museum as 'oriental' suggests…

A small coin inscribed in 'oriental script'. This coin has not yet been identified in the Queensland Museum collection, but is the subject of further research. The initial identification of the script by the Queensland Museum as 'oriental' suggests…

A small coin inscribed in 'oriental script'. This coin has not yet been identified in the Queensland Museum collection, but is the subject of further research. The initial identification of the script by the Queensland Museum as 'oriental' suggests…

A small coin inscribed in 'oriental script'. This coin has not yet been identified in the Queensland Museum collection, but is the subject of further research. The initial identification of the script by the Queensland Museum as 'oriental' suggests…

A small coin inscribed in 'oriental script'. This coin has not yet been identified in the Queensland Museum collection, but is the subject of further research. The initial identification of the script by the Queensland Museum as 'oriental' suggests…

A small coin inscribed in 'oriental script'. This coin has not yet been identified in the Queensland Museum collection, but is the subject of further research. The initial identification of the script by the Queensland Museum as 'oriental' suggests…

A small coin inscribed in 'oriental script'. This coin has not yet been identified in the Queensland Museum collection, but is the subject of further research. The initial identification of the script by the Queensland Museum as 'oriental' suggests…