Frome Hoard - Roman coins, valued at five million dollars, and weighing more than 350 pounds! Found near Frome in Somerset. Coins dated from CE 253 to 305
Silver is a metal but I decided to write about it because just like gemstones Silver has magical properties and not to mention it is my favorite metal to wear. This metal is actually used more often with pagan jewelry as well as with the combination.
Detail of necklace from a burial at Sungir, Russia, BP. Interlocking and interchangeable beads. Each mammoth ivory bead may have required one to two hours of labour to manufacture/Shelling Out: The Origins of Money
