#FindsFriday 🐲 On an excavation in Fischamend Dorf near St. Stephan Cemetery, #SilverPfennigs from the High & Late #MiddleAges were found!🪙 Some stuck together, making them tricky to separate - though it is possible to make out lively motifs of dragons, panthers, eagles, roosters, winged lions & griffins!🦁

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Enormous medieval coin hoard unearthed in Southwest Germany

Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered one of the largest medieval coin hoards in the village of Glottertal. The find, consisting of around 1,600 silver coins, dates back to the early 14th century. The hoard primarily consists of coins minted around 1320 from various mints in what are now Germany, Switzerland, and France...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/08/medieval-coin-hoard-unearthed-in-southwest-germany/

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