Gold coin from Fredenbeck
The nine gram gold coin found in 2017 by Fredenbeck in the Stade district in Lower Saxony is unique. The gold coin is one in Sisak ( German historically Sisak , Hungarian Sziszek , lat. Siscia , Italian Sisek ) in Croatia 342/343 n. Chr. Embossed multiple of the Emperor Constans .
Gold multiples have so far been found extremely rarely in the area outside the former Roman Empire. Multipla are special mints of common Roman coins that were presented to prominent personalities by the Roman emperors in solemn ceremonies. Germanic rulers who were friends could also be awarded the large coins.
The face of the coin shows the bust of the Emperor Constans with a diadem and armor . Constans was born between 320 and 323 and killed 350. After the Constantinian coin reform, the pieces to the value of 3, 4 1/2, 9, 12, 18, 36 or 72 solidi (327.5 grams of gold) were produced. The Fredenbecker coin, however, corresponds to the value of two solidi .
An excavation was carried out at the site southwest of Stade and a search was made with metal detectors. The archaeologists also evaluated historical maps and aerial photographs.
There is evidence to suggest that the gold coin was sacrificed in a special place.
The Multiplum is presented in the Stader Schwedenspeicher Museum .
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- ↑ A globally unique find at Stade , archaeologie-online.de, June 21, 2019, accessed on November 18, 2019