The Valsadornín Treasure, found in 1937 next to the old road linking the Palencia towns of Valsadornín and Gramedo, is one of the most important archaeological testimonies of the insecurity suffered by the Roman Empire in the middle decades of the 3rd century. It is a bronze pot containing thousands of coins, all of them Antoninian, hidden or lost around 270 AD.
Once the whole was assigned to the Museum of Palencia, the vessel, incomplete but still with a significant number of coins attached, was deposited in the National Archaeological Museum (MAN). In 2016-2018 it underwent restoration and various analyses aimed at its study and better conservation, in an institutional collaboration between the Museum of Palencia, the MAN and the Spanish Cultural Heritage Institute (IPCE). Prior to its return to Palencia, it was presented to the public in MAN’s Showcase ZERO between October 2018 and January 2019.
Collection: Texts
Project: 6. Under a cloak of terror: violence and armed conflict in Europe.
Chronology: -
Scope: Secondary Education
Link: http://www.man.es/man/dam/jcr:b0ee5b0b-1825-4957-a516-8aa47080c04b/2020-bolman-39-27-otero.pdf
Resource type: pdf
Format: Texts
Owner: Arqueological National Museum of Spain (MAN) (Modernalia)
Abstract: The Valsadornín Treasure, found in 1937 next to the old road linking the Palencia towns of Valsadornín and Gramedo, is one of the most important archaeological testimonies of the insecurity suffered by the Roman Empire in the middle decades of the 3rd century. It is a bronze pot containing thousands of coins, all of them Antoninian, hidden or lost around 270 AD. Once the whole was assigned to the Museum of Palencia, the vessel, incomplete but still with a significant number of coins attached, was deposited in the National Archaeological Museum (MAN). In 2016-2018 it underwent restoration and various analyses aimed at its study and better conservation, in an institutional collaboration between the Museum of Palencia, the MAN and the Spanish Cultural Heritage Institute (IPCE). Prior to its return to Palencia, it was presented to the public in MAN's Showcase ZERO between October 2018 and January 2019.
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