[squarebarb]

Thanks! Very interesting. Says the coins wereprobably an offerto the gods.

In the 3rd century it seems to me it wasmoreprobably a hoard?

[csvset]

Unless they have found some additional evidence to bolster that opinion, they’re guessing.

[colorado tanker]

I agree it was probably some kind of hoard. Coinage was relatively scarce in the ancient world and it's doubtful a community out on the fringe of the Empire would just throw away that much as an "offering."

Some temples would act as depositories where valuables could be kept, but the article doesn't say what this was near.