Probes Discover Gold Coin – "Symbol of Rank and Prosperity"
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Smaller than a cent, but of priceless value: The oldest coin in Saxony was discovered at Leipzig – a Celtic gold rarity.
Smaller than a cent, but of priceless value: The oldest coin in Saxony was discovered at Leipzig – a Celtic gold rarity.
Today, the Saxon State Office for Archaeology presented a 2,200-year-old Celtic gold coin. This remarkable piece was discovered in July of this year northwest of Leipzig.
Actually Daniel Fest and his metal detector wanted to search a field for the remains of the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig. But it was already forgiven. So he looked elsewhere - and made the find of his life.
On Monday, 27 October, the Landesamt für Archäologie Sachsen presented a 2200-year-old Celtic gold coin to the press in the presence of the Saxon Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Barbara Klepsch. This remarkable piece was found in July of this year by a volunteer prober certified by the Landesamt für Archäologie Sachsen (LfA) on a field near Gundorf, northwest [...] The post Oldest Coin of Saxony: A 2200-year-old Celtic gold coin from a…
Dresden - The Landesamt für Archäologie Sachsen (LfA) presented a spectacular discovery today: a 2200-year-old Celtic gold coin was found in Gundorf, north-west of Leipzig – the oldest coin in Saxony to date. It was presented in Dresden in the presence of the Saxon State Minister for Culture and Tourism, Barbara Klepsch.The extraordinary piece was found in July by a certified volunteer prober, who reported his find to the Landesamt exemplary.The…
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