Construction workers unearth over half a tonne of Roman coins in Spain

UK Telegraph ^ | 29 April 2016 | Keely Lockhart

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• Construction workers unearth over half a tonne of Roman coins in Spain

  Workers laying pipes in a park in Seville have unearthed a 600-kilogram trove of Roman coins in what culture officials say is a unique historic discovery.

[Noumenon]

Must have been a laundromat

[Red Badger]

http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/29/europe/spain-roman-coins-found/

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Seeing that they are all green, I’d say copper and bronze...............

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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.

No Tubbies...............

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Dating back to the late third and early fourth centuries, the bronze coins were found inside 19 Roman amphoras, a type of jar, in the town of Tomares near Seville.

[smokingfrog]

https://youtu.be/PC4Ac6cYO3E

[going hot]

Yeah, just checked it out at another site, mostly bronze. However, some were coated in silver.(?)

They think probably payroll.

Beats a bag of salt!

[Red Badger]

Maybe the army had to make a hasty retreat,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Roman coins are fairly common in Europe. They’re worth more as scrap, most likely.....................

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[going hot]

Or some general doing a little embezzling?

[jpsb]

True the coins were no long bronze, silver or gold. They were like our coins, bronze, silver or gold plated.

[Red Badger]

Or a merchant evading taxes.....................

[pax_et_bonum]

Wow!

[RitchieAprile]

1 tonne = 1000kg

[Ditter]

No, those coins belong to bgill see post #7. She has promise some to me if I go with her to Rome to get them.

[combat_boots]

I will carry your bags and translate, for a cut of the prize. ;)

[Ditter]

Sorry, we are going to get the coins in Spain and then we are going to vacation in Rome because we will be very very rich!

[Ditter]

Yes you can come with us we will need someone very strong to carry the coins for us.

[rfreedom4u]

But where does the rain mainly fall?