Pot of Gold - Ancient People Also Prepped for Emergencies by Holding Gold

[SilverStorm]

I was browsing on MSN and came upon this article about ancient treasures and artifacts.   Here's one interesting fact...ancient people prepped for emergencies, just like we do today.   It's definitely interesting to see how ancient people view gold as a storage of wealth.

 

Link: Incredible treasures found during construction work (msn.com)

Pot of Gold
Workers demolishing the abandoned Cressoni Theatre in Como, near Milan in Italy, stumbled across a literal pot of gold when they found a soapstone amphora of 300 coins dating back to the Roman imperial era in 2018. The coins were stacked in rolls and coin expert Maria Grazia Facchinetti said that whoever placed the jar there had "buried it in such a way that in case of danger they could go and retrieve it". The coins date back to 474 AD.

Edited February 23, 2022 by SilverStorm

[Zhorro]

3 minutes ago, SilverStorm said:

I was browsing on MSN and came upon this article about ancient treasures and artifacts.   Here's one interesting fact...ancient people prepped for emergencies, just like we do today.   It's definitely interesting to see how ancient people view gold as a storage of wealth.

But put yourself in their position, in an era when you didn't have banks, or safes, and your house was probably not very secure, how to you protect your gold/silver?  Burying your coins (maybe under your property) is one way of protecting them.  So, rather than prepping, or a sign of an emergency, burying one's wealth may have been a natural thing to do (for the rich). 

[SilverStorm]

52 minutes ago, Zhorro said:

But put yourself in their position, in an era when you didn't have banks, or safes, and your house was probably not very secure, how to you protect your gold/silver?  Burying your coins (maybe under your property) is one way of protecting them.  So, rather than prepping, or a sign of an emergency, burying one's wealth may have been a natural thing to do (for the rich). 

Yes that's definitely possible too.

[YorkshireStacker]

I love stories like this, always makes me wonder what happened to the lad or lass that buried that stash. Did they meet an unfortunate end before they could retreive their coins? Did they live a happy life and never think to tell their family about this buried treasure? Where these the spoils from an ancient Ocean's 11 style heist and the perpetrators got banged up before being able to come back and collect? Fascinating stuff!

[Midasfrog]

Burying dates back to the earliest time in history its a primeval desire. 

Burying wealth is the same desire as burying freshly caught meat , keeping it safe for the days lie ahead .

[Happypanda88]

2 hours ago, Midasfrog said:

Burying wealth is the same desire as burying freshly caught meat

Who does that - Would it not rot below ground unless it is zero degree !?

In the days before refrigerators, people cured meat - wind / sun dried or with salt.

Back on topic: a very interesting find. How many of us would not take a few coins before announcing our discovery !? 😬🤔

[Midasfrog]

On 24/02/2022 at 04:20, Happypanda88 said:

Who does that - Would it not rot below ground unless it is zero degree !?

In the days before refrigerators, people cured meat - wind / sun dried or with salt.

Back on topic: a very interesting find. How many of us would not take a few coins before announcing our discovery !? 😬🤔

Wild animals cover their freshly caught meat 👍