Every time a person digs a hole, a little tiny part of them hopes that unbury an ancient buried treasure. Don’t even act like you don’t. It’s the ultimate dream to dive into a pile of money like Scrooge McDuck. Well, a crew of construction workers in Spain got to live out that fantasy recently when they uncovered roughly 1300 pounds (600 kilograms) worth of bronze and silver coated Roman coins.
The coins were never used and were buried in amphoras, which is a type of ceramic container widely used in Ancient times (picture in tweet below). Amazingly, they were only buried about 3 feet (1m) underground. The Seville Archeological Museum was ecstatic over the find and believe the coins date back as far as the 4th century. To their knowledge, no other coins like these have been found and they place the value of them as “incalculable,” reports the Telegraph.
Workers laying pipes unearth 600 kg (1,300 lb) trove of Roman coins in southern Spain. https://t.co/jdEhM6sYfW
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 29, 2016
The coins are believed to have been set aside to pay soldiers or civil servants. Many of the ones that have been examined so far have the likes of Constantine and Maximian, both Roman Emperors, on the backside of them.
Construction work in the area has been halted temporarily until archaeologists can determine if there are any other artifacts hiding in the area. Now word yet on whether or not those construction workers that found the coins are filthy stinking rich, but it’s probably a safe bet that they won’t see much of the treasure.
Below is a video of some more images of the coins uncovered, shared by the Telegraph
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