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> It seems strange that they're so sure it's from the seventh century given the Roman coins on it. Maybe they're what help date it?

I would guess the coins are much older than the necklace -- the alternative would be that they're from the Byzantine empire -- and the necklace is being dated based on the grave in which it was found.

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>alternative would be that they're from the Byzantine empire

The alternative to the coins being Roman is that they are Roman?

I think that the point was that when most people refer to 'Romans' they usually mean western roman empire. But by the 8th century that wasn't a thing anymore so an alternative is that they could have been from the eastern roman empire. I guess that's really a non-question since identifying those coins would be trivial for the archeologists

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