Treasure find from Ellwangen

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The Ellwangen treasure trove includes almost 10,000 silver coins from the 13th to 14th centuries that came from a hoard near Ellwangen . The hoard is considered the most important coin treasure in Baden-Württemberg . He was discovered in 2017 by two probe users against whom the Ellwangen public prosecutor's office is investigating for misappropriation .

Find

The two probe users discovered the treasure by chance in the summer of 2017 while looking for militaria and ammunition in the Feldmark near Ellwangen and divided it up among themselves. Months after the discovery, a finder presented finds to the Baden-Württemberg State Office for Monument Preservation . This turned on the State Criminal Police Office Baden-Württemberg . In an investigation by the Ellwangen public prosecutor's office for embezzlement, the police searched the other finder's apartment in May 2018, where they found more coins from the hoard. The authorities announced the find in June 2018, but initially did not provide any further details due to the ongoing investigation.

During the inspection of the finds, the scientists discovered that ceramic fragments, a bronze finger ring with a stone set and pieces of textiles belonged to the hoard as presumable packaging material. According to the Baden-Württemberg State Office for the Preservation of Monuments, it is one of the largest coin treasures of the late Middle Ages in this state, so it is of particular scientific importance.

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