Tomares

Tomares

Tomares

Place in Andalusia, Spain

For the butterfly genus, see Tomares (butterfly).

Tomares is a municipality in Andalusia, southern Spain. It is a Seville suburb of over 25,000 inhabitants situated two kilometers west of Triana District of Seville, separated from the city by River Guadalquivir. It is surrounded by other municipalities of the Comarca of Aljarafe, whose boundaries are reduced to a single street, forming a conurbation.

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Roman hoard

In 2016 construction workers uncovered a 600 kg (1,300 lb) hoard of ancient Roman coins in Zaudin Park. The bronze coins were stored in 19 amphoras while newly minted, and are stamped with inscriptions of emperors Maximian and Constantine.[2] Some were originally coated in silver.

References

  1. [1]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. [2]
    "Massive 600kg haul of ancient Roman coins unearthed in Spain". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.



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