Someone used a mystery 2,000-year-old coin to pay for a bus fare without realising

The artefact was unknowingly handed to a bus driver in the 1950s ...

Ancient coin used on Leeds bus is over 2,000 years old

A coin once used to pay a bus fare in Leeds has been identified as a 2,000-year-old Carthaginian coin from Spain and is now part of the Leeds Museums collection.

'Rare' Coin Used to Pay for Bus Ride Found to Be Over 2000 Years Old

Peter Edwards was gifted the Spanish coin by his grandfather in the 1950s in Leeds, England ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Someone Used This Mysterious Coin as Bus Fare in the 1950s. It Turned Out to Be 2,000-Year-Old Currency Minted by the Phoenicians

A public transit official working for the city of Leeds found the coin while counting bus and tram fares. Now, his grandson ...
Artnet News

Strange Coin Used on U.K. Bus Turns Out to Be 2,000-Year-Old Relic

Its owner has donated the artifact to the Leeds Discovery Centre after decades puzzling over its origins.

Coin used as bus fare was 2,000‑year‑old currency

A coin once used to pay a bus fare in Leeds was created by an ancient civilisation more than 2,000 years ago, researchers ...
Greek Reporter

2,000-Year-Old Phoenician Coin Discovered After Being Used as Bus Fare in England

An ancient Phoenician coin once used as a bus fare in England, is now identified as a 2,000-year-old artifact.
ZME Science

Coin Used as Payment in a Bus in 1950s England Turns out To Be 2,000-Year-Old Phoenician Currency

In the 1950s, a passenger in Leeds, England, boarded a bus and paid their fare with a funny-looking coin. For the bus driver, ...