A Hoard of Roman Denari Provisini Preserved in the Capitoline Museum, Rome

Among the numismatic finds kept in the Capitoline Museums, an unpublished hoard consisting of 435 denari provisini issued by the Roman Senate and two denari of Ancona is of particular interest. It was discovered in Rome in the 1870s during construction works to renovate and enlarge the city for its new role as Italy's capital. A further 161 Roman denari provisini have recently been found in the Medagliere Capitolino. They were in an envelope with no indication of origin, inside a cabinet which was different from the one used for the storage of the 437 coins in question. As the 161 Roman denari show iconographical and epigraphic characteristics, weight and condition very similar to those observed in the 437 coins, it looks as though the 161 denari provisini belong to the same hoard.[Abriged Publication Abstract]