Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Archaeologists excavating a site in northeastern Portugal discovered 4,500 ancient Roman coins tucked away inside a wall.
The bundle of 4,526 copper and bronze coins was hidden inside the wall of a 4th century blacksmith's home, said Antonio Sa Coixao, who is leading excavation in Coriscada.
"It looks like someone was trying to hide them but they never went back to get them," Sa Coixao said Wednesday.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?.../i091220D69.DTL
Which explains why there are so many Roman coins on Ebay
