# Buried Pirate Treasure

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [October 5, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buried-pirate-treasure/421622 "2007-10-05T12:26:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc8723/32.png) [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buried-pirate-treasure/421622/34 "2007-10-13T05:08:38Z")

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[QUOTE=Tibidabo]  
[Roman coins found](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071010/ap_on_sc/portugal_roman_coins;_ylt=AiIAutQBxiOW1ahZ3R_PRhsDW7oF)  
LISBON, Portugal - Archaeologists excavating a site in northeastern Portugal discovered 4,500 ancient Roman coins tucked away inside a wall.  
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…The coins were inside an ancient Roman wallet, with identification card intact. However, despite a nationwide search, the Roman male has not been successfully contacted…

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