Roman Coin Research Paper

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The Roman coin was found by some hikers walking. The coin was just laying down on the grass just waiting to get picked up and get turned in. The Roman coin was more than 2,000 years old. The coin was extremely rare to find. The coin was very valuable because it was ,so ancient and the coin had Augustus face on it. The hikers were very fortunate to find the gold Roman Coin. The coin was a rare global object that would be found. The hiker found the gold Roman Coin near the biblical site where Jesus made many miracles. One of the miracles Jesus made was that he walked across the water and made many more fishes appear. Another miracle that Jesus made was that he made more bread appear.

The gold was created because it was to honor Augustus of all the things he did in the Roman Empire. Augustus ruled to 27 BC to AD 14 during the time of Jesus. Everything in Rome was way to expensive to buy and people did not make so much money to buy food to feed their families.
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The coin was very valuable because it very ancient. The coin was extremely hard and rare to find. Augustus ruled the Roman Empire through 27 BC to AD 14. This is what happened when the Roman gold coin was

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