Asendorf coin find

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The Asendorfer coin find is a deposit of around 6,300 late medieval coins , which was made in 1955 in a field near the Lower Saxon community of Asendorf ( joint community of Bruchhausen-Vilsen , district of Diepholz ). Parts of the unusually extensive find are presented in the permanent exhibition of the Syke District Museum.

Extent of the coin find

In terms of the number of individual pieces, it is one of the largest medieval finds in northern Germany . The 6300 silver coins of various origins date from the 13th to 15th centuries. German pennies , especially so-called swars from Münster, Osnabrück and Bremen, make up the majority of the treasure. In addition, Hanseatic witten and French large silver coins, so-called turnoses , are included.

history

In November 1955 the farmer Willy Meyer uncovered a clay jug with silver coins in it while plowing on his field in the Niemannsbruch district of Asendorf. The clay jug also contained the remains of a linen cloth that originally surrounded the coins. The coin treasure has been presented in a new form in the Syke District Home Museum since 2013.

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