Jars packed with tens of thousands of Roman coins discovered in France

Archaeologists in northeastern France have uncovered an ancient neighbourhood beneath the town of Senon, where they found three ceramic jars filled with Roman coins. The vessels were buried in pits 1,700 years ago in the house floor of an ancient settlement, possibly as a type of safe or piggy bank. The discovery offers new insight into how people in the late Roman Empire stored and managed their money.
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