Members of the “Common Heritage” association found a unique artifact near Opatów (Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship) – a gold Celtic coin that dates back to the 1st century BC. – Such coins are found extremely rarely – noted Dr. Hab. Marek Florek from the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin.
A Celtic gold coin was found in Wojciechów. “One of the few known examples in the world”
The coin was found in the Wojciechowice commune. presented the results of its first search this season on March 14 on Facebook. “An exceptional find is a gold coin – a Celtic stater (this is the name of the denomination) of the Kryspinów type. It is (…) one of only a few known pieces in the world” – it was emphasized.
“Tygodnik Nadwiślański” reported that the artifact was handed over to the branch office of the Provincial Office for the Protection of Monuments in Sandomierz. The coin, which has a diameter of 16.5 mm, a thickness of 2 mm and weighs 6.29 g, was modeled on Greek shell staters. It was issued by the Celts who settled near Krakow approximately 2.5 thousand years ago. years ago.
The Celtic gold coin from Opatów is unique. Most of such artifacts were found in Poland
Ph.D. Marek Florek described in detail the type of coin to which the artifact from Opatów belongs. The expert emphasized that most of this type of coins were found in Poland. – On one side there is a stylized representation of a ship, the interpretation of the representations on the second side is debatable. Such coins are extremely rare. Only about 30 of them are known from all over Europe, most of them found in the vicinity of Krakow, in other parts of Poland and Ukraine, and single copies in Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Croatia – said Dr. Hab. Marek Florek.
Source: Gazeta
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