Not sure how old it is, but it says this year. I don't have any photos of the site or coins but if anyone knows more about I would be interested. The hyper link has a bit more about it. "A diver’s chance glance at something metallic on the sea floor of the coast of Sardinia, Italy, turned out to be right on the money — literally. In all, the glimmering treasure they spotted totals somewhere between 30,000 to 50,000 large bronze coins dating back to the fourth century AD. The drowned treasure could point to an as-yet-undiscovered shipwreck in the area, the Italian culture ministry said in a statement in November. In addition to the surprisingly well-preserved coins, divers subsequently found pieces of amphorae, narrow-necked Roman or Greek jars with two handles. "
Funny you should mention this. I was just reading a NN news article about Mel Fisher and his achievements off the coat of Florida.
I went to the Mel Fisher Museum a couple of times in Key West. I also bought an 8 real Grade 1 coin from that find from a guy who is a musician in Key West every winter. He had it wrapped in a flat 18k gold band. I bought it 30 years ago really cheap compared to today's prices. Did you hear about the guys who cut the gold bar in half so they could get it out of the holder? If not the Museum had one of the gold bars you could put your hand in and pick up the bar but it was too long to get out of the box. Someone got the idea to cut the bar and get it out. I was there before and picked it up. Really neat museum.
