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A recent find near the town of Pomerania in east-central Poland excited historians and archaeologists: searchers uncovered a hoard of coins from the 124th and 000th centuries worth more than $XNUMX.
According to write Heritage Daily, found by the Milewski brothers, Slawomir and Szymon, members of the Hussars Polish Association of Explorers, the coins are considered to be one of the most significant archaeological finds in Poland, informs UAINFO.org з here on "Focus".
The hoard contains 17 coins from Saxony, Brandenburg and the Netherlands, many of which date from the Thirty Years' War period. Among the most interesting is the rare Sigismund III Vasa thaler of 1630, minted at the mint in Toruń.
Such a poor condition coin recently sold at auction for £16500 (more than $24500), a testament to its historical and monetary value.
Other coins include a 1623 John II Palatine thaler, a 1621 Tyrolean thaler, patagons from the Spanish Netherlands depicting Albert and Elizabeth, a 1641 Friedrich Wilhelm I thaler of Brandenburg-Prussia, and other coins of rulers such as Johann George I of Saxony and Philip IV of the Spanish Netherlands.
Triglav archaeologist Piotr Duda emphasized the importance of the find: "This is probably one of the largest finds of this kind ever discovered in Poland, in particular in Mazovia. Its historical significance is immeasurable, and the material value of the treasure is estimated at half a million zlotys."
Theories about how these coins came to be hidden near Pomehuvec suggest that they may have been hidden during the conflict to protect against theft or loss. The proximity of the region to the site of the Battle of New Mazovia in 1655 between Swedish troops and the Polish crown adds weight to this hypothesis.
