The Money Used to Ride the Bus Turned Out to Be Worth a Fortune
In the city of Leeds, United Kingdom, it was discovered that a coin used to pay for a bus fare was, in fact, worth a fortune. The coin was identified as belonging to a civilization more than 2,000 years old.
The coin was subsequently donated to the Leeds Museums and Galleries.
The money used to get on the bus turned out to be worth a fortune.
According to Independent Turkish, a peculiar-looking coin used to pay bus fares in the 1950s turned out to belong to a civilization more than 2,000 years old.
James Edwards, a former head cashier who collected and counted bus fares at the end of each day, had taken this coin home and gifted it to his grandson. His grandson, Peter, kept this coin for many years.
Now 77 years old, Peter recalls, 'The war had not been long over, so I think soldiers were returning from the countries they were sent to with coins. Neither of us were coin collectors, but their origins and the images on them fascinated us; they were treasures to me.'
Peter endeavored to understand which era this special coin belonged to. One side of the coin reportedly features the face of the god Melkart, who resembles the Greek hero Heracles and is wearing his famous lion skin cap. Archaeologists suggest that this coin is part of the Phoenician culture and belonged to the Carthaginians who lived in the city of Cadiz, Spain, in the 1st century BC. It's speculated that the coin made its way from a Carthaginian settlement on the Spanish coast to England.
This ancient coin, defying both years and borders, is now on display at the Leeds Museums and Galleries.
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