Amateur freedivers in Spain have discovered one of the largest collections of gold Roman coins found in Europe.
The collection of 53 coins date back to the 4th and 5th centuries and are nearly perfectly preserved.
Researchers suggested the coins could have been hidden from barbarian looters.
Freedivers off the coast of Spain have uncovered a treasure trove of 53 perfectly preserved gold coins from the Roman Empire, one of the largest collections ever found in Europe.
Brothers-in-law Luis Lens and César Gimeno were freediving in the Mediterranean Sea while on vacation in Xàbia, Spain. Cleaning up trash, according to The Times, as they explored the underwater scenery they came across a shiny object that resembled a “10-cent-coin,” newspaper El Pais said.
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