![]() ![]() She told reporters the museum had contacted counterparts in Britain, France and Italy and that the find appeared to be one of the most important from the period. She said the coins studied so far bear images of emperors Constantine and Maximian, with a variety of pictorial images on the reverse. Museum director Ana Navarro said the discovery Wednesday in the southern town of Tomares outside Seville is unique for Spain and of incalculable value. The coins are believed to have been recently minted at the time and had probably been stored away to pay soldiers or civil servants. ![]() The Seville Archaeological Museum said the construction workers came across 19 amphoras containing thousands of bronze and silver-coated coins dating from the end of the fourth century.
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