Uncovered by rain
Ancient coins discovered on the island of Pantelleria
A rare collection of 27 Roman silver coins from the period between 94 and 74 BC has been discovered on the southern Italian island of Pantelleria. The coins were minted in Rome and date from the Republican period, i.e. from the same time as the first find.
The find was made during a restoration project by a team led by archaeologist Thomas Schäfer from the University of Tübingen, the Sicily region announced on Monday afternoon.
The coins were found in the acropolis, which includes the remains of an ancient Greek colony dating back to the 7th century BC. The discovery was made at the same site where 107 Roman silver coins were unearthed in 2010, and not far from the site where three famous imperial statue heads of Caesar, Agrippina and Titus were found a few years earlier.
This discovery provides valuable information for reconstructing the events, trade relations and political contacts that characterized the Mediterranean during the Republican period.
Francesco Paolo Scarpinato
Some coins came to light in the loose soil after heavy rainfall, while the others were found under a rock during the excavations and have already been cleaned.
An archaeologist suspects that the treasure was hidden during a pirate attack and never recovered.
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