"The issues are so rare they were likely not circulation coinage, but rather medallions gifted to favored courtiers by the emperor during celebrations. A team of archaeologists and students from the University of Verona excavated the site of the Fondo ex Pasqualis, a complex of markets on the southeastern edge of the city. They were able to uncover an area of more than 8,600 square feet in three months, all of it never before excavated."
"The 2025 excavation also revealed a row of 19 amphorae embedded into the soil. A similar set of 23 was discovered in the 2024 excavation, and the amphorae do not seem to have been used for storage or movement of goods, but rather to enhance drainage and to stabilize and strengthen the soil under long, narrow structures believed to have been warehouses. These are most likely storage structures related to the first river dock discovered in the area,"
Three rare gold solidi minted by Valens, Magnus Maximus and Arcadius were found in Aquileia beneath a market portico and likely functioned as medallions rather than circulation coinage. Archaeologists from the University of Verona excavated over 8,600 square feet of previously unexcavated market complex within three months. Rows of amphorae uncovered in 2024 and 2025 served to improve drainage and stabilize soil beneath long narrow warehouse-like structures associated with a major river dock. The evidence shows the city's river port extended south along the Natissa and included storage facilities and a cobbled street with visible wheel ruts connecting market buildings. The coins were minted in Constantinople.
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