Divers unearth massive haul of ancient bronze coins off Italian coast

Italy’s Ministry of Culture said on Saturday that it recovered tens of thousands of ancient coins, possibly from a 4th-century shipwreck, off the coast of Arzachena, in Sardinia. According to a press release from the ministry, the recovered treasure would amount to between 30,000 and 50,000 bronze pieces “in an exceptional and rare state of preservation.”

• Cache of Roman coins found off Italian coast, possibly from ancient shipwreck