Shipwreck: The Coin Hoard of the Six Emperors

12 Oct-24 Feb. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek presents a huge hoard of ancient Roman coins discovered by divers off south-east Sicily after a storm in 1991.

Dating from the latter half of the third century, the coins and other shipwrecked-artefacts such as pottery vessels and bronze weights were washed up near the ancient city of Camarina.

The exhibition comprises more than 4,000 Roman bronze coins in what is one of the largest such hoards from the Mediterranean. The collection is particularly significant given that it consists of Roman coins minted in German towns in the northernmost part of the Roman empire - the likely starting point of the ill-fated merchant ship.

The exhibition has been organised by the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in collaboration with Sicily's Parco Archeologico Terracqueo and the Museo Regionale di Camarina.

10.00-17.00

General Info

Address Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Dantes Plads 7, tel. +4533418141.

View on Map

Shipwreck: The Coin Hoard of the Six Emperors

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Dantes Plads 7, tel. +4533418141.

SHARE
Wanted in Europe
Wanted in Europe
Wanted in Europe, part of the Wanted Worldwide network, is a website in English for expatriates in Europe established in 2006. We cover Europe's news stories that may be of interest to English speaking residents along with tourists as well. Our publication also offers classifieds, photos, information on events, museums, churches, galleries, exhibits, fashion, food, and local travel.
79964
Previous article The Art of Cartier
Next article Six exhibitions at the RHA