Millions of citizens in the United States dream of finding a coin hoard from centuries ago. Undoubtedly, they expect it to be valuable because it could change the course of their lives as well as their financial situation. A father and his son have recently found a treasure in Poland.
Can you imagine finding an old treasure from the Thirty Year’s War period? What is more, it even contains a very rare specimen known as the 1630 Sigismund III Vasa thaler. For your information, the thaler is a former German coin. Apart from this great piece, it has a John II thaler from 1623 said Interesting Engineering.
The coin hoard finders
The father and son who discovered this old cache are associated with the Triglav Historical and Research Association according to Interesting Engineering. The hoard is part from the 16th century and part from the 17th century.
Its value is about $120,000 and the exact place of the discovery was near Pomiechówek, in Poland. After counting all the specimens, they realized they had found a total of 17 silver pieces.
Therefore, it was a very successful expedition led by the Polish ‘Husaria’ Treasure Hunters Association. In fact, the aim of the expedition was a different one. They were looking for a Roman-era trade route instead.
A coin hoard with historical significance
An archaeologist who has talked about this find claimed that it is perhaps the most important discovery of this sort in Poland due to its size. Per PAP, a news agency from Poland, the cache has coins from the Netherlands, Brandenburg, and Saxony.
The minting place of the 1630 Sigismund III Vasa thaler was Toruń in Poland. It is unbelievable how coins from the Spanish Netherlands were there too. Let’s not forget about the fact that there were specimens from Saxony depicting Leopold V or FRderick I among others.
Once a treasure is found, many people start to think about the ways it could have ended up there. Speculations are just assumptions, but it is more than likely that it was hidden due to a battle.