Nina Willburger1d ago

This rare bronze purse was found with six #gold coins still inside in the #Celtic oppidum (settlement) at Manching. It was originally sealed with an organic material, presumably a leather strap. The purse is rather small: 4.3x3.3 cm. The diameter of the smallest coin is 6.5mm.

Dating ca. 200 BC.
On display at Archäologische Staatssammlung München.

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Show threadNazo
@ninawillburger I was just trying to imagine actually using a solid metal purse and I have to say, it must have jingled like crazy... I imagine that also would let a prospective thief know from half a mile away.
Apr 7 at 10:24amWeb
Show threadtanavit1d ago

@nazokiyoubinbou

And may be alerts the owner in case of loss or theft ?

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Show threadNazo1d ago
@tanavit @ninawillburger Maybe, but it could be too late after the theft... (Plus it's harder to notice the absence of a thing than the presence of a thing.)
Show threadsahqon1d ago
@nazokiyoubinbou @tanavit @ninawillburger I was thinking it would be unnecessarily heavy, no? But impossible to cut open. Might need to be tipped up to get the coins out and depending on how it was fastened that could be impossible...
Show threadNazo1d ago
@sahqon @tanavit @ninawillburger The strap would be cuttable, but yeah, they'd go for whatever held the purse and just grab the whole thing. It's quite small after all.
Show threadsahqon1d ago
@nazokiyoubinbou @tanavit @ninawillburger Could be worn right under a wider belt and then it would be obvious if that was cut...? It seems to me that the only reason for this inconvenient purse would be to make stealing it impossible so I imagine they went to more lengths for that :D
Show threadIgel1d ago
@sahqon @nazokiyoubinbou @tanavit @ninawillburger for example by putting some liner In it so that the money rattles less?
Show threadSveinn í Felli1d ago
@nazokiyoubinbou @ninawillburger Perhaps it's an example of excessive hubris and show-off; the guy always traveled with bodyguards, the sound of the coins in this bell-purse warned others that he was a VIP. Plausible?
Show threadZeborah18h ago

@sv1 I'd think so. Metal wouldn't be the first thing you'd think of to make a purse with if you were less wealthy, it's got to be for show.

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