Through February 12, 2012
These gold coins were part of a collection discovered in Villa B in the town of Oplontis. The owner may have fled during the eruption but probably expected to recover his money once life returned to normal. | "A Day in Pompeii” | Museum of Science, Boston | Through February 12, 2012READ: "Aphrodite at the MFA; Pompeii at the Museum of Science" by Greg Cook