Most of the coins shown in the museum are the same that were present before 1978, when about 400 items were stolen. They come from the Compito area, though it is impossible to say exactly from which part. Some other coins have been found after this time during archaeological excavations. Apart from some coins found in graves, all the others have no precise origins. They were probably lost during economic transactions or intentionally put inside graves as homage to Caronte. They are an interesting record of the people frequenting that area.

Most of the coins belong to the Roman era, though it is worth mentioning the most ancient piece ( III century B. C.) from the city of Volsinii and the coin from Populonia (IV and III century B.C.) that was transformed into a pendant .
Starting from the Augustus era and throughout the entire Roman era, there are many more documents. There are a lot of  nominal divisional coins in copper league, mainly in a bad state of maintenance. Among the best preserved are the coins of Claudio and MarcoAurelio .
Starting from the Gallieno age, there are more light coins in copper league with a very low percentage of silver which reflect very well the crisis of the empire.

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