page_title: Lava Treasure
hierarchical_section_title: Lava Treasure
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
context_page_description: The Lava Treasure is the Roman treasure of coins and the gold plate that was discovered underwater in the small Gulf of Lava, southern Corsica, France, probably in 1958. Also known as the “Corsica hoard”, or “Mediterranean Sea hoard”. It is considered as one of world’s most important archaeological finds, and presents a unique testimony for our knowledge of Roman imperial coinage.
  The discovery was made in the commune of Alata, Corse-du-Sud.
context_section_description: The Lava Treasure is the Roman treasure of coins and the gold plate that was discovered underwater in the small Gulf of Lava (part of the Gulf of Ajaccio), southern Corsica, France, probably in 1958. Also known as the “Corsica hoard”, or “Mediterranean Sea hoard”. It is considered as one of world’s most important archaeological finds, and presents a unique testimony for our knowledge of Roman imperial coinage.
  The discovery was made in the commune of Alata, Corse-du-Sud.
caption: Aureus of Gallienus, similar to the numerous examples found in Lava
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