Coin proves that Roman emperor was real.


Coin proves that Roman emperor was real.

"What we have found is an emperor.” This ancient gold coin proves that a third century Roman emperor thought to be fictional really did exist. The coin bears the name Sponsian and a portrait of the lost historical figure. Found more than 300 years ago in Transylvania, the coin was locked away in a museum cupboard after experts decided it was fake. Now scientists say microscopic scratch marks prove that it was used 2,000 years ago.