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Berthouville Treasure

Berthouville Treasure
Berthouville Treasure

The Berthouville treasure is a hoard of Roman silver uncovered by ploughing in March 1830 at the hamlet of Villeret in the commune of Berthouville in the Eure département of Normandy, northern France. Purchased at the time of discovery for a modest 15,000 francs, the treasure is conserved in the Cabinet des Médailles at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.

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Alessandro Torlonia, 2nd Prince of Civitella-Cesi.

Hopewell tradition.

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