Museum display of oil amphorae and coins. 3rd c. CE.
Olivar del Zaudín Park, Tomares (Seville)
Three of the amphorae from the set of nineteen containing more than fifty thousand coins. They were found arranged vertically. tightly packed together, inside a pit. All correspond to the same type of container. originally used for transporting Betic oil.
The accidental breakage of ten of them, in the context of the discovery. offers a unique collection of twenty-eight thousand coins for the study and understanding of a short period of the Late Roman Empire. The remainder, just over twenty-six thousand, preserved inside nine intact and sealed amphorae, constitutes an extraordinary resource for future research.
Exhibited in the Madrid National Archaeological Museum, Madrid, Spain.
Ceramics Clay Coins Madrid Madrid National Archaeological Museum Original Photo Pottery Roman Spain