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Bbc Podcasts: Episode 25: Gold Coin of Croesus 19 Feb 2010
One of the world's earliest coins, minted in ancient Turkey about 2,500 years ago. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, looks at how a powerful new state found a dramatic way to help run its increasingly complex economy and...
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Bbc Podcasts: Episode 56: Vale of York Hoard 21 Jun 2010
Hoard of coins and other items buried in a silver cup. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, examines a great Viking treasure hoard that was discovered by metal detectors in a field in North Yorkshire. This recent discovery...