Como's Roman gold coins go on show from 3 December
After years of waiting and several delays, the Treasure of Como opens at the Paolo Giovio Archaeological Museum. Inauguration on 3 December, public opening on the 4th.
The Treasure of Como is about to meet its public. It is a hoard of Roman gold coins found in 2018 during excavations beneath the former Teatro Cressoni on Via Diaz.
The City of Como and the civic museums will inaugurate the new permanent exhibition on 3 December. It is set up in the Oratorio delle Orfanelle, part of the Paolo Giovio Archaeological Museum. The room opens to visitors on 4 December.
The display features a selection of very rare, highly significant gold coins. Alongside them are the soapstone vessel that held about a thousand coins and other finds from the same dig. The story starts with the discovery and the excavation, then moves through centuries of the city’s history.
It has been a long road. The opening was first expected last Christmas, then slipped to spring. More recently, the lighting of the so-called family tree display case was improved at the request of the Soprintendenza, the state heritage authority. The treasure was formally handed over on 3 September.
For visitors: the room is inside the Paolo Giovio Archaeological Museum in Como and opens to the public on 4 December. It is wise to check opening hours with the civic museums before you go.
Source: EspansioneTv
