[SunkenCiv]

Punic coins retrieved from the Mediterranean sea near Pantelleria, Sicily. Photo: courtesy of Pantelleria Ricerche.

The coins were found in relatively low waters. Photo: courtesy of Pantelleria Ricerche.

All 3,422 coins feature the same iconography. Photo: courtesy of Pantelleria Ricerche.

[ronnie raygun]

Putin?

[ronnie raygun]

Putin?

[PzLdr]

The money was to buy salt for the Romans to use in the Third Punic War.

[wildbill]

In the underwater shot the coins seem in remarkably good condition without encrustation. Very cool find.