Valsadornín Hoard

Valsadornín Hoard
MaterialSilver and copper
Weight50 kg
Period/culturec. 270
Discovered1937
CultureRoman Hispania

The Valsadornín Hoard is a coin hoard from the Roman Hispania period (dated circa 270) found near the town of Valsadornín, in the province of Palencia, Spain.

The artifact is a 28 kg kitchen cauldron with a conical bottom, made of thin metal sheets joined by rivets. It originally had two copper-handled rivets, one remaining. Inside were approximately 11,000 antoniniani coins, identifiable by emperors with radiate crowns and empresses with crescent moons.

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