Archaeologists in Spain uncovered 19 jars of ancient Roman coins. According to the article, the coins date to the 3rd and 4rth centuries What's more remarkable is the condition of the coins. They appear to be in excellent condition with very few showing any signs of wear. To read the story, click on the link http://mb.ntd.tv/inspiring/life/1300-pounds-ancient-roman-coins-unearthed-19-huge-jugs-spain.html
"The unusual and rare-looking coins will be placed in the Seville Archeological Museum after being examined." Not unusual or rare looking to us! What will the Seville musuem do with this huge amount of likely common coins? They can't possibly display them all, nor are they likely to store them in a way that makes them accessible to all for study. My guess: they'll display one or two amphorae with some coins spilling out - you know, that standard hoard display. The rest will be stored in some dank corner of the museum basement. Will the hoard ever be properly published? A hoard like this should be published in detail, and all but the unique or insanely rare contents should be disbursed in trade. Okay, maybe keep a handful for the "coins spilling out of the amphora" display.
This is the "Tomares Hoard" and was found more than a year ago. They even had a sort of pre-exhibition with some of the already cleaned coins to help funding and keep restoring the rest. Last thing I heard, there was one anforae still intact and unopened which looked heavier than the other.
Interesting, because I've found this article on many websites over the last day. Looks like some were slow to cover this then. Still, makes for interest reading and worth revisiting even if it's a year later.
Yes, if you look at the pictures, they are from april, 2016. It was post here too, not once, but twice: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ma...coins-unearthed-in-spain.278022/#post-2408505 https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-hoard-found-in-spain.278060/#post-2407900 You must have missed it.
Yes, I was away from this site for large portions of time around April and May of last year. Thanks for the links.
Hoards like this, perhaps not as large as this are found frequently. The vast majority are never published. At best we might get a list.... so many Diocletian .... so many from Trier ..... etc. These coins will most likely sent to be buried in some small dank corner of a basement to be lost and forgotten once again.
I know about some findings in North Portugal area. The hoards varies since the end of the Republican period to the 4th-5th century AD. And it's not a few coins per hoard...
Of course, the coins will be readily available to future generations for further research and study. The coins will be safely stored over there ... somewhere ... I think.
The ark was in Tanis, I believe in the Nile Delta. I feel sorry for the poor chap who buried his life savings and was unable to retrieve the coins.
