Girl Finds Strange Coin With Metal Detector — Expert Turns Pale When He Sees It

Can I see it?

Then Dr. Bakker asked to see her coin. She produced it from her zipped inner pocket. He examined it under a small loupe for nearly two minutes without speaking.

When he finally looked up, he told her it was Sogdian, from the ancient Silk Road trading network. He said it in the tone of a confirmed fact.