1/2 Reichstaler 1621,
under Wilhelm V of Hesse-Kassel as administrator.
Condition: ef+
city of Besançon,
3 Pistols 1666 with title Charles V.
Condition: CH UNC
Bavaria, Chaise d'or (imperial shield)
1328-1347 under Emperor Louis IV.
Condition: ef
Eastern Celts,
Tetradrachm (3rd-2nd century BC).
Condition: ef
Reichstaler 1654-1668
under Count Guidobald von Thun.
Condition: vf-ef
Halfpenny-Token 1794,
Kent-Dover.
Condition: MS65 BN
Siegesthaler 1871 under Johann.
Condition: vf-ef
Solidus (491-518)
under Anastasius the righteous.
Condition: vf-ef
Sesterz (225-227) Orbiana,
wife of Severus Alexander.
Condition: ef
Ducat 1676 under Leopold I.
Condition: vf
Celtic Coin Hoard Melted Down into Lumps
The unanswered questions about the theft of a Celtic gold treasure in Manching, Germany, might soon be solved. On 22 November 2022, 483 gold coins with a total weight of about 3.7 kilograms were stolen from the kelten römer museum in Manching, Bavaria. The coins belong to what is considered the largest Celtic gold hoard of the 20th century. Now the police have announced success in apprehending suspected criminals.
A part of the Manching coin hoard. In the lower part of the picture, the so-called Goldgusskuchen (“gold cast pie”) with a weight of 217 grams. Photo: UK.
On 19 July 2023, German media outlets reported that four suspects were arrested in the area of Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), quoting the Bavarian Criminal Investigation Department (LKA) and the dpa German Press Agency. The evidence is said to be “overwhelming”. Newspapers even reported that a part of the coin hoard might have been recovered.
The official statement of the LKA that was published after the press conference on 20 July 2023 says: “When he was arrested, the 43-year-old was in possession of a plastic bag with 18 gold lumps in it. An initial micro x-ray fluorescence analysis carried out by the forensic institute of the Bavarian LKA revealed a mixture of gold, silver and copper that corresponds to the composition of the gold hoard. Therefore, it must be assumed that these lumps were produced by melting down the Manching gold hoard. The pieces are currently being analysed in cooperation with the Archaeological State Collection.” The Oppidum special commission continues to investigate.
We will keep you posted!
