![About 300 Roman-era gold coins were unearthed beneath what once was an Italian theater. The rare treasure was found by construction workers building an apartment complex at the previous site of the historic Cressoni Theater in northern Italy, which closed in the 1990s. What appears to be a soapstone vase or jar held the coins, believed to be from 474 B.C. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/12/d7de136786dc4e21b5d8f4b07777c94e.jpg)
About 300 Roman-era gold coins were unearthed beneath what once was an Italian theater. The rare treasure was found by construction workers building an apartment complex at the previous site of the historic Cressoni Theater in northern Italy, which closed in the 1990s. What appears to be a soapstone vase or jar held the coins, believed to be from 474 B.C. (Photo/Agencies)
![About 300 Roman-era gold coins were unearthed beneath what once was an Italian theater. The rare treasure was found by construction workers building an apartment complex at the previous site of the historic Cressoni Theater in northern Italy, which closed in the 1990s. What appears to be a soapstone vase or jar held the coins, believed to be from 474 B.C. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/12/ad37e5770ef448e0b9e45dde7ff4fe63.jpg)
About 300 Roman-era gold coins were unearthed beneath what once was an Italian theater. The rare treasure was found by construction workers building an apartment complex at the previous site of the historic Cressoni Theater in northern Italy, which closed in the 1990s. What appears to be a soapstone vase or jar held the coins, believed to be from 474 B.C. (Photo/Agencies)
![About 300 Roman-era gold coins were unearthed beneath what once was an Italian theater. The rare treasure was found by construction workers building an apartment complex at the previous site of the historic Cressoni Theater in northern Italy, which closed in the 1990s. What appears to be a soapstone vase or jar held the coins, believed to be from 474 B.C. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/12/ac73dbba66ff445ea7ec2e391da27942.jpg)
About 300 Roman-era gold coins were unearthed beneath what once was an Italian theater. The rare treasure was found by construction workers building an apartment complex at the previous site of the historic Cressoni Theater in northern Italy, which closed in the 1990s. What appears to be a soapstone vase or jar held the coins, believed to be from 474 B.C. (Photo/Agencies)
![About 300 Roman-era gold coins were unearthed beneath what once was an Italian theater. The rare treasure was found by construction workers building an apartment complex at the previous site of the historic Cressoni Theater in northern Italy, which closed in the 1990s. What appears to be a soapstone vase or jar held the coins, believed to be from 474 B.C. (Photo/Agencies)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2018/09/12/64767fba72d64579be30da52c24f7671.jpg)
About 300 Roman-era gold coins were unearthed beneath what once was an Italian theater. The rare treasure was found by construction workers building an apartment complex at the previous site of the historic Cressoni Theater in northern Italy, which closed in the 1990s. What appears to be a soapstone vase or jar held the coins, believed to be from 474 B.C. (Photo/Agencies)