YouTube, Associated PressIt’s astonishing to stumble upon old things.
Old And Gold
YouTube, Associated PressEuropean cities are probably the best places to find some incredible things of old age.
Men At Work
PexelsConstruction workers were installing a waterline in Tomares near Seville, Spain when they came across something unfamiliar.
Digging A Ditch
PexelsThe construction workers were excavating as they dug a ditch to install the line when they found a collection of some very interesting objects in the dirt.
Some Storage Jars
YouTube, Associated PressThey pulled it up and realized there were 19 storage jars filled with coins weighing more than 1300 pounds in total.
Something Old
YouTube, Associated PressAna Navarro, the head of Seville’s archaeology department said that “It is a unique collection and there are very few similar cases, the majority were newly minted and some of them probably were bathed in silver, not just bronze.”
Its Worth
PexelsAna estimated that the haul of coins was worth several million euros and said, “I could not give you an economic value, because the value they really have is historical and you can’t calculate that.”
Payment For Service
YouTube, Associated PressThe experts believe that the Roman coins were used to pay taxes or that they were about to be given to soldiers as payment for their service.
Work Got Paused
YouTube, Associated PressThe waterline construction was stopped for a while when the coins that feature Maximian and Constantine inscriptions were found.
Watch the video below to see the trove of Roman coins that were found in Spain.
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