The details at the moment are sketchy, but reportedly there has been a discovery of tens of thousands of 4th century AD Roman bronze coins off the coast of the Italian island of Sardinia. They are thought to be possibly from an ancient shipwreck. They were spotted by a diver who noticed metallic objects in the sand. At the moment, I am unsure about the authenticity of these photos reported to be released by the Italian Culture Minister. https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news...rdinia-sparking-search-for-shipwreck/3141299/
They look mighty nice for bronze coins that spent 1,600 years on the seabed. Perhaps the ones pictured have already been conserved.
They'd have to be, otherwise maybe some were sheltered from the elements in the middle of the pile. That, or they're stock images.
Is it just me or have there been a lot of coin and treasure discoveries in the news of late. There was the Folis (sic) discovery in Norway, a huge cache of Chinese coins just found in Japan and now these off the coast of Sardinia. It's certainly fun to read about them.
Here are some videos on the discovery. Underwater archaeology has provided some wonderful discoveries:
