The X4 Hoard (Spain) : Unveiling the Presence of Greek Coinages during the Second Punic War

A specific lot of Greek coins coming from one of the most important hoards buried in Spain during the last or first decade of the third-second century BCE is described in detail. Attention is drawn to their role in the economy of this time period, in which coins were valued by users for their silver content. The Second Punic War war and related troop movements fostered the spread of Greek coins far from their minting area on a scale not previously see

Las excavaciones del arzobispo Antonio Despuig en Sagunto (siglo XVIII), según un manuscrito del British Museum

This paper describes the archaeological works carried out by the Cardinal Antonio Despuig in the Castle of Sagunto, at the end of the 18th century, as it is recounted in an unpublished manuscript kept in the British Museum