Monday, 6 June 2022

2378) Did You Know Series (65): The Treasure of Como - Via Diaz 2018", Italy: The story of an extraordinary discovery of a Roman Gold Coin Hoard from the 5th Century AD unearthed while digging at the site of the old Cressoni Theatre in Como, near Milan in Northern Italy: Date of Discovery: 09/2018:

2378) Did You Know Series (65): The Treasure of Como - Via Diaz 2018", Italy: The story of an extraordinary discovery of a Roman Gold Coin Hoard from the 5th Century AD unearthed while digging at the site of the old Cressoni Theatre in Como, near Milan in Northern Italy:  Date of Discovery: 09/2018:

The Header/Banner showcases images of some of the Gold Coins found in the Roman Treasure Hoard

On 09.05.2022, in Como there was a presentation of the new volume of the News Series dedicated to the discovery in 2018, of an extra-ordinary Numismatic Treasure and precious golden objects dating back to the 5th Century AD.

Grazia Facchinetti's work titled - "The Treasure of Como. Via Diaz 2018" was published by Poligrafico (IPZS- the State Mint) in collaboration with the Directorate General for Archeology, Fine Arts and Landscape of the Ministry of Culture.

The story of the extra-ordinarily fascinating discovery of the Roman Gold Coin Hoard from the 5th Century AD:

A Roman Gold Coins Hoard dating back to the 5th Century AD was discovered while digging at the site of the old Cressoni Theatre in Como, near Milan in Northern Italy.

The site is close to an area covered by the Roman-era town of Novum Comum, established around the 1st Century B.C. Several other Roman artifacts continue to be discovered  in this area.

However, the most exciting find was in 09/2018, when demolition crew were preparing to demolish the old Cressoni Theatre to build a luxury residence in its place.

The theatre had opened in 1870 and was closed in 1997, after it had been converted into a movie house and was being demolished to allow for the construction of a luxury residence.

The rare treasure was found, while digging the demolition crew unearthed what appeared to be a soapstone vase or jar/jug, which had a stash of over 300 Roman era Gold Coins, believed to be from 474 A.D. (an era marking the fall of the Western Roman Empire). The jar holding these Gold Coins is unusual, compared to other Roman-era amphorae that were used as common containers at that time.

 On further examination, the engravings featured on the coins suggested that they were minted during the reigns of five different Roman Emperors - Honorius, Valentinian III, Leon I, Antonio and Libio Severo.

These coins had withstood the passage of time and were all found separate and not stuck together or got corroded. The perfectly preserved coins were kept in rolls similar to those seen in Banks - present day and give the appearance of being stored in a Bank vault.

 Reaching out for the coins was like opening a wallet - present day. The coins were found buried in such a way that in case of danger, they could  be retrieved at a short notice.

Further construction work at the site was stopped to carry out further excavations in the hope of unearthing more treasures.









































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  1. coins and more6 June 2022 at 21:29

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