Archaeologists in France have discovered three ancient storage vessels filled with tens of thousands of Roman coins.
The vessels were buried in pits 1,700 years ago in the floor of a house in an ancient settlement, probably serving as some kind of safe or piggy bank.
Interestingly, these three jugs, known as amphorae, were discovered during excavations carried out by the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) in the village of Senon in northeastern France. In total, they may contain more than 40,000 Roman coins, they report Noi.mdreading .
In the treasury are coins with the busts of the emperors Victorinus, Tetricus I and his son Tetricus II, emperors of the so-called Gallic Empire, which ruled Gaul and the neighboring provinces independently of the rest of the Roman Empire between 260 and 274, until it was reunited by the emperor Aurelian in 274.
Amphorae filled with coins were carefully buried in carefully prepared pits in the living room of the house. The necks of the vessels were at ground level, so they were easily accessible and served as a kind of piggy bank.
