Hoard from the neapolis of Empúries

Unknown395-375 BC

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC, Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain

Made up of 897 silver Emporion coins, stored in an imitation Ionic ceramic pitcher. Found in the eastern sector of the site at Empúries (Alt Empordà), during excavations in 1926.

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Title: Hoard from the neapolis of Empúries
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 395-375 BC
Provenance: Empúries
Inventory number: 076000-CJT
Artwork history: Emporion hoard, 1926
Type: Numismatics
External Link: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya - MNAC, Barcelona

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