1,300-pound trove of Roman coins discovered in Spain
Crews working on a waterline at a park in Spain unearthed 1,300 pounds of uncirculated ancient Roman coins.
The bronze coins, dating to the 3rd and 4th centuries, were found Wednesday in 19 amphoras, clay storage containers, in Tomares, which is near Seville, according to The Washington Post.
"It is a unique collection and there are very few similar cases,” Ana Navarro, head of the Archaeological Museum of Seville, said at a news conference Sky News reported. “I could not give you an economic value, because the value they really have is historical and you can’t calculate that."
Because of their nearly pristine condition, the coins are are thought to have been to pay civil servants or members of the military, according to Sky News.
The coins feature either Maximian or Constantine on one side and a Roman allegory on the other.
Construction at Zaudin Park has been suspended. Officials are now planning an archaeological excavation at the site.
“We have a team looking into the discovery right now,” a spokesman at Andalusia’s Ministry of Culture in Seville told The Local. “We believe it is hugely important and will have more information very soon.”
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