Rougga Treasure
Roman gold coins found in Tunisia, 1972 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rougga Treasure is a treasure dating back to the 7th century, discovered in Rougga, Tunisia, in 1972. Consisting of a collection of Roman gold coins, it is preserved in the Mahdia Museum.
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Rougga Treasure | |
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Type | Coins |
Material | Gold |
Discovered | October 13 1972 Rougga |
Present location | Mahdia Museum |
Culture | Ancient Rome |
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The treasure, methodically excavated and entirely preserved, has been studied from the historical, archaeological and numismatic points of view.
Contemporaneous with the "first raid by the Muslim army" of 647, prior to the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, this treasure, by the conditions of its discovery, its dating and the link it establishes with events cited in literary sources, is, according to Hédi Slim, "organically linked to one of the pivotal dates in the history of North Africa ".