Coin Hoard Found in Spain

Yep, dC stands for Despues de Cristo which in English means "After Christ", equivalent to Anno Domini.

 

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Here's a link to the same story in English. US media's gotten ahold of the story now.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...anish-town/ar-BBsoPPr?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=UE07DHP

Here's a brief excerpt on the type and quality of the coins found:


"The coins are stamped with the inscriptions of emperors Maximian and Constantine, and they appeared not to have been in circulation as they show little evidence of wear and tear.
It is thought they were intended pay the army or civil servants.
"The majority were newly minted and some of them probably were bathed in silver, not just bronze," said Navarro."

So my question is; when a hoard of this size is found, how much of it eventually makes it out into the ancient coin market? 1300 lbs is a lot of coins. Sounds like they are mostly LRBs. Does this mean LRB are set to become even less expensive than they already are?

 

I hope many are released to market. As for price, I suspect they will bring a premium not only because of superb condition but because this hoard will be famous and the provenance will be worth a premium to many folks (including me ).

 

I doubt any will be released to the market, they will be a draw for the local museum.

 

Here is an English newspaper's story on it:

https://www.theguardian.com/science...-roman-coins-unearthed-spain?CMP=share_btn_fb

 

There is enough in this statement to really make you hope they have someone on staff that can handle the sorting of the coins. The photo of that Hercules coins shows I was wrong about there not being Constantine since it is a reverse of his from Ticinum (and an officina not in RIC 99).
https://www.theguardian.com/science...aul-ancient-roman-coins-unearthed-spain#img-1

I seriously doubt that they picked up a representative coin but that one is not just any old follis.

 

Why do you think that? Spaniards seem quite liberal when it comes to dispersing hoards among collectors. Or am I wrong?

 

I would have thought that Spanish antiquities laws in regards to hoards are much the same as elsewhere in Europe in that those that are found belong to the state.

As I said a nice central display for the museum, sure to increase their income.

 

after looking around, there was this photo of some of the coins.


About 1,300 pounds of bronze Roman coins dating to the third and fourth centuries were discovered by construction workers digging ditches in Spain. Photo courtesy of the Archeological Museum of Seville

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/construction-workers-stumble-upon-buried-treasure-in-spain/

 

^^^ drool!!

Can you imagine examining such a massive hoard? I'd love to visit for a few days and watch.

 

(Sorry for reposting this earlier post.)

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/in...ille-hope-you-understand-some-spanish.277990/

Workers laying pipes in a southern Spanish park have unearthed a 1,300-pound trove of Roman coins in what culture officials say is a unique historic discovery. (April 29)

Construction workers laying pipes in a park in southern Spain have unearthed a 600kg trove of Roman coins.

The bronze coins dating from the late 4th Century were found inside 19 Roman amphoras, a type of jar.
They bear images of the emperors Constantine and Maximian and it is thought they may have been used to pay soldiers or civil servants.
The Director of the Seville Archaeological Museum Ana Navarro said the discovery had incalculable value.
"It is a unique collection and there are very few similar cases," she said.
"I could not give you an economic value, because the value they really have is historical and you can't calculate that."
Work on the pipes, in the town of Tomares, has been suspended while an archaeological survey is carried out.







Interesting find. How likely will we ever hear about it or see it public again, however? Museums need money for research.

(Sorry, again, for the repost.)

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. . . and I turned down the opportunity to work in construction, for a desk job.

 

OMG that's huge.

 

I love these coin find stories. I wonder if they will slab some of them and sell them like they do the shipwreck coins.

 

Merged the two topics ...

 

I hope not!