CZECH WOMAN FINDS MEDIEVAL COIN HOARD

While out on a stroll in the Kutnohorsk Region of the Czech Republic, a woman happened upon a roughly 900-year-old stash of more than 2,150 medieval silver coins known as denarii.

The silver coins were likely buried between 1100 and 1125 during a time of regional instability, explained Velímský in the release. The coins were originally stored in a pottery container but were scattered by later agricultural activities.

Dubbed one of the greatest finds of the last decade, institute archaeologist Filip Velímský believes the discovery is like winning a prize in the lottery—even if someone else was the loser. It was probably placed in its place during the first quarter of the 12th century, at a time of internal political instability, he said. At that time, there were disputes in the country between the members of the Premysl dynasty about the princely throne of Prague.

The depot could have been cash "for paying wages or spoils of war."

Stashing coins in a ceramic container was meant to be a way of keeping them safe. And the container certainly did it's job, even if the owner was never able to return for them—the coins weren't recovered for another 900 years.

According to the experts, that owner couldn't have been just anyone. Unfortunately, for the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries, we lack data on the purchasing power of the contemporary coin, Velímský said. But it was a huge amount, unimaginable for an ordinary person and at the same time unaffordable. It can be compared to winning a million in the jackpot.

The Kutnohorsk Region was known for frequent battles for the Prague princely throne, with the armies of individual rival princes repeatedly marching through the area, according to the institute. The experts claim that a large collection of coins found in such a place could mean that they were originally meant to pay wages for soldiers, or were some sort of war booty.

To read the complete articles, see:
A Woman Went for a Casual Walk—and Accidentally Discovered a One-in-a-Million Treasure (https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/woman-went-casual-walk-accidentally-143000247.html)
Woman on walk finds 900-year-old coins in Czechia (https://hatkenewsx1.wordpress.com/2024/05/26/woman-on-walk-finds-900-year-old-coins-in-czechia/)
Woman out for a walk stumbles upon once-in-a-decade discovery (https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/woman-goes-walk-discovers-ancient-jackpot-loaded-treasure)

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