AbstractThe El Zaudín’s hoard (Tomares Sevilla) has been in recent years a topic of special interest for scholars, not only of ancient Numismatics, but also for those interested in the History of Roman times, the economy of late antiquity and the evolution of society at the time, without forgetting the possibilities that the use and characteristics of the monetary metal offers for the application of physical methods on coins. On the other hand, the discovery of such a considerable number of specimens as the case of “El Zaudín”, whose total we suppose to reach between 53,000 and 55,000 pieces, is presented as an interesting case to define the study of such voluminous treasures and raise both the possibilities of research to contain an abundance of material, and the problems caused in turn by the high number of coins.
