Just Another Coin Hoard Found

[guy]

A hoard of 22,000 Roman coins has been unearthed on land near Seaton in East Devon. The “Seaton Down Hoard” of copper-alloy Roman coins is one of the largest and best preserved 4th Century collections to have ever been found in Britain.

 

 

"Just another coin hoard found," but an exciting one, nevertheless.

 

 

 

According to County Archaeologist Bill Horner, the Roman copper-alloy coins date back to between AD 260 and AD 348 and bear the images of Emperor Constantine, his family, co-Emperors and immediate predecessors and successors. Mr Horner said: “Our archaeologists and the team at the British Museum have reported that the majority of the coins are so well preserved that they were able to date them very accurately. This is very unusual for Devon because the county, as a whole, has slightly acidic soil which leads to metals corroding. The soil in this area is chalky which is why they’ve survived so well.”

 

Despite the number of coins found, the financial value, however, would not have been great, amounting to four gold coins (solidi) which would have provided the ration of two soldiers for one year or a worker’s pay for two years.

http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2014/09/treasure-hunter-discovers-hoard-of.html

 

 

 

 

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/32520

 

 

 

 

guy also known as gaius

 

(Thanks to Mat from Cointalk.com)

Edited September 27, 2014 by guy

[Viggen]

22.000 coins, so from a practical point of view, back in the times, safe manufacturer must have been a profitable business? Where did "wealthy" Romans store their money usually?