Swiss archaeologists discovered more than 120 ancient coins of the 13th century in the middle of two rocks in a highland of Longjiang Town in Obwalden in central Switzerland. According to experts, only a total of 17 such mints were found in the central region of Switzerland before this time, and there were no records of their exhumation in Obwalden. Therefore, this discovery has become a major wonder of the Swiss archeological community.
It is reported that archaeologists from the Swiss Exploration Working Group, together with students from the University of Basel, started to investigate the region from the fall of 2013. Eventually they discovered these ancient coins and installed them in leather bags or cloth bags. It can be speculated that these coins were buried by businessmen in the region between 1280 and 1290.
Archaeologists say that these one-sided embossed coins can be traced back to the three forest states in central Switzerland - Schweitz, Uri and Unterwalden signed contracts to establish the early days of the Swiss Confederation. Two-thirds of the mints were minted in the Bishop's parish in Basel, and the others were minted in Zurich, Schaffhausen, Germany's Filingen, and Strasbourg, France. Based on the image on the original coin, it can be speculated about the specific time it was cast.
The researcher from the Swiss coin depository, Jose Diaz Taverno, said that these coins are extremely rare and total worth about 10 shillings (approximately RMB 7). Although it is difficult to measure its exchange value in the 13th century, it can be learned from the exchange of other items in Lucerne that, in 1303, a sheep worth 4 shillings, a cow worth 12 shillings, and 1.7 liters The wine is worth 2.5 pfenni (about RMB 0.0125).
Swiss archaeologists discovered more than 120 ancient coins of the 13th century in the middle of two rocks in a highland of Longjiang Town in Obwalden in central Switzerland. According to experts, only a total of 17 such mints were found in the central region of Switzerland before this time, and there were no records of their exhumation in Obwalden. Therefore, this discovery has become a major wonder in the Swiss archeological community.
It is reported that archaeologists from the Swiss Exploration Working Group, together with students from the University of Basel, started to investigate the region from the fall of 2013. Eventually they discovered these ancient coins and installed them in leather bags or cloth bags. It can be speculated that these coins were buried by businessmen in the region between 1280 and 1290.
Archaeologists say that these one-sided embossed coins can be traced back to the three forest states in central Switzerland - Schweitz, Uri and Unterwalden signed contracts to establish the early days of the Swiss Confederation. Two-thirds of the mints were minted in the Bishop's parish in Basel, and the others were minted in Zurich, Schaffhausen, Germany's Filingen, and Strasbourg, France. Based on the image on the original coin, it can be speculated about the specific time it was cast.
The researcher from the Swiss coin depository, Jose Diaz Taverno, said that these coins are extremely rare and total worth about 10 shillings (approximately RMB 7). Although it is difficult to measure its exchange value in the 13th century, it can be learned from the exchange of other items in Lucerne: In 1333, a sheep worth 4 shillings, a cow worth 12 shillings, and 1.7 liters The wine is worth 2.5 pfenni (about RMB 0.0125).