The coins were all minted during the reign of Constantine the Great (306 to 337 C.E.). They feature portraits of the emperor and his relatives on the front.Rahel C. Ackermann Inventory of Swiss Coin Finds
Posted on 05/06/2022 10:36:56 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Daniel Lüdin... swept his metal detector across the ground, a “strong signal” suddenly emitted from the machine... he was shocked by what he found: a clay pot filled with 1,290 coins.
In accordance with proper archaeological protocol, Lüdin reburied the pot and contacted local experts, who dated the cache of coins to the fourth century... At the time, Switzerland was part of the Roman Empire.
Based on the coins’ composition—copper alloy and traces of silver... was simply a large stack of “small change,” equal to about two months of earnings for a soldier, per the statement. Collectively, the coins amounted to as much as a single gold solidus, “a pure gold coin introduced by Emperor Constantine during the late Roman Empire that weighed about 0.15 ounces,” writes Live Science’s Laura Geggel...
“In troubled times, triggered by civil wars, incursions by neighboring ethnic groups or economic crises, many people buried their valuables in the ground to protect them from unauthorized access,” notes the statement, per Google Translate. “During the time when the pot from Bubendorf was hidden, there are hardly any comparable hoards in the entire Roman Empire. These years are characterized more by their political stability and some economic recovery.”
...The newly discovered coins were found on the border of three Roman estates, indicating they may have been buried as a border sanctuary or a sacrifice to the gods, according to the statement.
While surveying the coins with a CT scan, the archaeologists spotted a piece of cowhide dividing the cache in two, indicating the money may have belonged to two different people or groups. For those who want to take a closer look at the find, researchers have created a 3-D model of the coins in situ.
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The coins were all minted during the reign of Constantine the Great (306 to 337 C.E.). They feature portraits of the emperor and his relatives on the front.Rahel C. Ackermann Inventory of Swiss Coin Finds
Amazing condition that will surely drive down the value of other like coins, lol Not so rare anymore..
Constantine the Great?
Was there a Constantine the Mediocre?..............
A.D. not C.E. (not you).
Were these coins found in a clay pot? If so, they’re mine. I visited Switzerland a few years ago. And to impress the ladies, I took with me a clay pot full of old coins. But then I lost the pot.
Switzerland, please forward those coins to me, postage paid. Thanks.
Constantine the Not-so-great was his dad.
Well, there was an Alfred the Butler.
So cool.
Constantine the Tedious was his grandfather. But people got sick of him.
You can imagine a couple of guys burying their dough and dying or not being able to find it again. Or maybe they were drunk and forgot.
That was Constantius. But yes; there were other Constantines.
Coins of the Constantinian era are rather common today. I probably own a hundred or more of them. Still, in the condition shown, they are probably worth $20-$50 each.
Says 2 months pay. So maybe that’s how they handled it out. 2 bundles of coins each wrapped separately. 1 person stashed it and never made it back to get them.
It's available for download on torrent site Magnetdl.com and other torrent sites.
ARSH
And you couldn't find Swiss chocolate, Swiss watches, or Swiss army knives anywhere in Switzerland.
They were being oppressed!
I’ll send you $50.00 for a nice one.
Yes, he was the great grandfather of "Constantine, eh, He's Okay, I Guess."
Let’s go Constantine!!
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