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The Valsadornín Hoard is a coin hoard from the Roman Hispania period (dated circa 270) found near the town of Valsadornín, in the province of Palencia, Spain. The artifact is a 28 kg kitchen cauldron with a conical bottom, made of thin metal sheets joined by rivets. It originally had two copper-handled rivets, one remaining.
The Authi car company of Pamplona, Spain, was founded in 1965 as a result of a collaboration between BMC (the British Motor Corporation) and NMQ (Nueva Montaña Quijano). BMC needed a way to sell their cars in Spain, which at the time had strict rules to protect local automobile manufacturers from imported competitors and to protect local ...
Pages in category "Treasure troves in Spain" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Casco de Leiro;
Coins from the reign of Charles IV of Spain salvaged by Odyssey from the "Black Swan" site and ready for sale.. Odyssey Marine stated on 21 May 2007 that most of the recovered coins and treasure are believed to be from a particular shipwreck, but it was likely that artifacts from other wrecks had also been mixed in and were recovered.
The treasure was found by Spanish construction workers during renovations being made at a pigeon shooting society. [4] [5] After years of displaying a replica while the original treasure was locked in a safe, the Archeological Museum of Seville has put the original artifacts on permanent display since January 2012. [6]
Archaeologists discovered a 2,700-year-old tomb in Italy filled with over 150 artifacts, including chariots and bronze items, shedding light on Picene aristocrats.
The 12 Treasures of Spain (Spanish: 12 Tesoros de España) was a project that selected the purported "Twelve Treasures of the Kingdom of Spain". The contest was conducted by broadcasters Antena 3 and COPE. The final results were announced on 31 December 2007. Nine architectural monuments, two natural monuments and a monument pictorial were chosen.
The treasure, which represents the high point of Visigothic goldsmith's work, [3] was dug between 1858 and 1861 in an orchard called Guarrazar, in Guadamur, very close to Toledo, Spain. The treasure was divided, with some objects going to the Musée de Cluny in Paris [4] and the rest to the armouries of the Palacio Real in Madrid (today in the ...