image of divers underwater looking at sandy seabed
Divers unearth the coins from the seabed off the coast of Sardinia, Italy.
  • An amateur diver spotted something unusual peaking out of the seabed off the coast of Italy. 
  • It turned out to be 30,000 to 50,000 ancient Roman bronze coins dating back to the 4th century. 
  • Italy's ministry of culture said it could point to a hidden shipwreck in the area. 

A diver made a rare discovery while exploring a seabed off the coast of Sardinia, Italy: 30,000 to 50,000 ancient Roman coins that may be evidence of a nearby hidden shipwreck more than a thousand years old.