The Pannonian connection

“One of the most intriguing questions surrounding the Seuso Treasure, the magnificent hoard of late Roman silver disclosed earlier this year, is that of its origin. After claims by Lebanon and Yugoslavia, the spotlight now turns to Hungary, the site of ‘Pelso’ the Latin name of Lake Balaton, mentioned on the Seuso plate.”

In the journal of the English-language Minerva of September 1990, “Mihály Nagy and Endre Tóth, of the Hungarian Archaeological Museum, argue here that the treasure not only originally belonged to a family in the region of Lake Balaton, but remained in the area and was hidden there, where it was eventually discovered.”