Archive: People and Markets
Estimate: 7.500 EURFrance / Napoleon.
Goldmedaille, auf die Vermählung mit
Maria Louise von Österreich.
Vorzüglich.
274
Estimate: 10.000 EURRussia.
Michael Feodorowitsch, 1613-1645.
4 Dukaten o. J., St. Petersburg. Novodel.
Very rare.
Vorzüglich bis Stempelglanz.
321
Estimate: 20.000 EURRussia
Elisabeth I., 1741-1761.
10 Rubel 1757, St. Petersburg.
Very rare.
Fast vorzüglich.
342
Estimate: 30.000 EURBrandenburg-Ansbach.
Georg Friedrich "der Jüngere", 1692-1703.
Taler 1694, Schwabach.
Mit Randschrift.
Very rare.
NGC AU55. Gutes vorzüglich.
899
Estimate: 30.000 EURBrandenburg-Bayreuth.
Georg Wilhelm, 1712-1726.
Taler 1712, auf den Regierungsantritt.
Very rare.
NGC MS64. Stempelglanz.
951
Estimate: 30.000 EURHamburg.
Bankportugalöser zu 10 Dukaten 1667.
Very rare.
Vorzüglich.
1032
Estimate: 50.000 EURWürzburg.
Philipp Adolph von Ehrenberg, 1623-1631.
Goldgulden, 1626.
Extremely rare.
NGC MS62. Stempelglanz.
1488
Estimate: 50.000 EURWürzburg.
Johann Philipp von Greiffenklau zu Vollraths, 1699-1719.
5 Dukaten 1702.
Extremely rare.
NGC MS63. Prägefrisch.
1494
Estimate: 6.500 EURDeutsches Kaiserreich / Württemberg.
5 Mark 1875.
Extremely rare in this condition.
Polierte Platte.
1806
Estimate: 17.500 EURDeutsches Kaiserreich / Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
20 Mark 1873.
Extremely rare in this condition.
Fast Stempelglanz.
1860

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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