In April 2016, workers made a surprising discovery during electrical work in Tavares, a suburb of Seville, Spain. Excavating in Al Zaoudan Park, they uncovered thousands of Roman coins in 19 large pottery vessels buried about a meter below the ground. The hoard dates back to the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, contains over 50,000 bronze coins and weighs more than 1,300 pounds in total.
Some pots were broken during excavation, but nine pots were completely preserved. The workers immediately informed the authorities, after which archaeologists began digging there. In November 2022, experts from the University of Seville described the hoard as the largest Roman coin ever discovered in Spain. The discovery sheds light on Roman economic history and indicates the special measures adopted to protect wealth during this period.
