Hort find from Füllinsdorf
The hoard of Füllinsdorf with a total of 300 silver coins is the largest Celtic precious metal coin find in Switzerland . It is kept in the canton museum of the canton Basel-Landschaft in Liestal and further examined. The coins from Füllinsdorf were scattered over an area of around 50 m², but must originally have been deposited together as a hoard .
With a few exceptions, the coin found in 2012 consists of variants of the so-called Kaletedou quinars. Kaletedou quinars originally come from eastern France, but have also been found in large numbers in Switzerland. These Celtic silver coins imitate a Roman quinar on the obverse , even if their weight is only half as much. The horse on the back has no direct Roman model. In early variants of this coin type, the word "Kaletedou", a Celtic personal name in Greek letters (KAΛETEΔOY) can be read. According to initial findings, the coin treasure was sold around 80/70 BC. Bury. The few coins of other types are interesting: they are drachmas from the Allobrogians from the Rhone Valley and quarter quinars of the Manching type from what is now Upper Bavaria. Combined with the fact of a second find in Manching of practically identical composition, this shows how extensive the relationships between the Celtic tribes were. After all, the find dates from before the Roman occupation (58 BC Battle of Bibracte , construction of Augusta Raurica not before 20 BC).
The coinage established itself on the Upper Rhine in the 2nd century BC. Research shows that the money economy was limited to relationships between the urban settlements. What was paid for with the gold, silver and bronze coins is unclear. In Celtic times it was quite common to bury large treasures. This will also have been the case in Füllinsdorf. No traces of settlement were discovered at the site, but archaeological finds suggest that the site was used for a long time and that the hoard was not buried there by chance. Other finds from later times such as Roman gold coins, the base of a small bronze statue and Roman shoe nails suggest that this was a much-visited sacred area. Landfilling also occurs at a time when a profound change was taking place in the region. Many old settlements were abandoned and new fortified ones were established. The previously flourishing trade subsided.
See also
Web links
- The hoard found on the Archeology Baselland website (last accessed November 8, 2019)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archeology Baselland: Annual Report 2012 , Liestal 2013, pp. 31–34.