27. 600 Kilos of Roman Coins
Construction workers laying pipes in Seville, Spain have unearthed 600 kilograms, or 1300 lbs, or Roman coins, stored in 19 amphoras. The coins are bronze and silver-coated and spread across the 19 amphoras, 10 of which were intact, and just one meter underground. The currency was believed to be newly minted and used to pay soldiers or civil servants. The amphoras were extremely heavy, and they could not transport them easily. The coins bear the images of emperors Constantine and Maximian, the likes of which the Seville Archaeological Museum had never seen before. Of course, the regional cultural department has halted construction work in the park while archaeologists investigate further.