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Estimate: 100.000 CHFRussia, Alexander II.
Gold medal.
Saving the life of the Tsar during the
failled assassination attempt by Soloviev.
1112
Estimate: 25.000 CHFGreek world, S
yracuse, Dionysius I.
Decadrachm,
signed with EU - AINE.
1002
Estimate: 20.000 CHFRoman Empire.
Septimus Severus.
Aureus after 149.
The only known specimen.
1007
Estimate: 40.000 CHFGermany,
City of Wrocław/Breslau.
25 Ducats 1669.
Of the highest rarity.
1032
Estimate: 200.000 CHFGreat Britain.
Victoria.
Pattern 5 Pounds 1839,
Una and the lion.
Of the highest rarity. NGC PF63.
1059
Estimate: 7.500 CHFCzechia, Wallenstein.
Albrecht von Wallenstein.
Ducat 1627.
Very rare.
1122
Estimate: 35.000 CHFHungary, Transylvania.
Michael Apafi.
10 Ducat Klippe 1683.
Of the highest rarity.
1131
Estimate: 25.000 CHFSwitzerland, Grisons,
Diocese of Chur.
Johann Anton v.Federspiel.
1/6 Reichstaler 1758.
Probably the only known specimen.
1185
Estimate: 175.000 CHFSwitzerland, Confederation.
5 Francs 1886.
Of the highest rarity.
Only five specimens struck
1217
Estimate: 25.000 CHFSwitzerland, Bern.
Quintuple gold Gulden 1501.
Off-metal strike in gold of the Guldiner.
Of the highest rarity.
5081

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.

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. 

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