德國黑森林出土的中世紀錢幣寶庫價值相當於“150隻羊”

錢幣寶藏包括 1,500 多枚硬幣，其中大部分是 1320 年左右在當今的德國、瑞士和法國鑄造的。

Workers laying down pipe near a swimming pool in Glottertal, Germany recently made an incredible discovery when one of them noticed a glint of silver in the mud. Upon further investigation, the team realized they’d stumbled upon a hoard of medieval coins, forgotten in the muck for centuries.

德國格洛特塔爾的一個游泳池附近正在鋪設管道的工人最近有了一個令人難以置信的發現，其中一人注意到泥漿中閃爍著銀色的光芒。經過進一步調查，研究團隊意識到他們偶然發現了一堆中世紀硬幣，這些硬幣被遺忘在泥土中幾個世紀了。

The collection of coins offers a tantalizing look at the history of trade and mining in the region, but many questions about the treasure hoard still remain.

這些錢幣收藏讓我們得以一睹該地區貿易和採礦的歷史，但有關寶藏的許多問題仍然存在。

‘Small Metal Plates In The Mud’

“泥巴裡的小金屬板”

According to a statement from the Stuttgart Regional Council, the story of the coin hoard began in May 2024, when workers set out to lay pipes in Glottertal. They were accompanied by Claus Völker, a Glottertal citizen who was hired by the State Office for Monument Preservation (LAD) to assist them.

根據斯圖加特地區委員會的聲明，硬幣囤積的故事始於 2024 年 5 月，當時工人們開始在格洛特塔爾鋪設管道。陪同他們的還有格洛特塔爾公民克勞斯沃爾克 (Claus Völker)，他受國家紀念碑保護辦公室 (LAD) 的僱用來協助他們。

During the project, Völker noticed a glint of silver in the dirt that looked like “small metal plates.” Upon further investigation, he and the workers uncovered a sprawling hoard of silver coins.

在該計畫期間，沃克注意到泥土中閃爍著銀色的光芒，看起來就像「小金屬板」。經過進一步調查，他和工人發現了一大堆銀幣。

State Office for Monument Preservation in the Stuttgart Regional CouncilThe coins had been buried in the mud for centuries before they were uncovered by workers laying pipe.

斯圖加特地區委員會國家紀念碑保護辦公室這些硬幣在被鋪設管道的工人發現之前已經埋在泥土中幾個世紀了。

Völker reported the find to LAD, which sent out experts to investigate. Some 1,000 coins were discovered at the site that day, and LAD swiftly enlisted metal detectorists to search the surrounding area for more coins.

沃爾克向 LAD 報告了這項發現，LAD 派出專家進行調查。當天，現場發現了約 1,000 枚硬幣，LAD 迅速召集金屬探測器在周邊地區搜尋更多硬幣。

“Despite sometimes adverse conditions — the rain turned the waste into knee-deep mud — the commissioners did not let themselves be deterred,” the Stuttgart Regional Council remarked in their statement. “Their persistence was rewarded with the discovery of around 600 more coins.”

斯圖加特地區委員會在聲明中表示，“儘管有時情況很不利——雨水將廢物變成齊膝深的泥漿——但委員們並沒有被嚇倒。” “他們的堅持得到了回報，並發現了大約 600 枚硬幣。”

After recovering the coin hoard from the mud, experts set out to determine when and where the coins had been minted.

從泥漿中回收硬幣寶藏後，專家開始確定硬幣的鑄造時間和地點。

Uncover The Latest History News On All That's Interesting

發現所有有趣的最新歷史新聞

Medieval Coins Worth The Value Of ‘150 Sheep’

價值「150隻羊」的中世紀硬幣

Once the coins had been thoroughly cleaned, experts took a closer look — and were able to determine where and when most of the coins had been produced. They found that the coins were minted some 700 years ago and mostly came from cities in Germany, Switzerland, and France.

硬幣徹底清潔後，專家們進行了仔細觀察，並確定了大部分硬幣的生產地點和時間。他們發現這些硬幣是大約 700 年前鑄造的，大部分來自德國、瑞士和法國的城市。

State Office for Monument Preservation in the Stuttgart Regional CouncilOne of the nearly 1,600 coins that were recovered from Glottertal, Germany.

斯圖加特地區委員會國家紀念碑保護辦公室是從德國格洛特塔爾發現的近 1,600 枚硬幣之一。

“These are mainly coins from the Breisach, Zofingen and Freiburg mints, which were minted around 1320,” Andreas Haasis-Berner, an LAD archaeologist, explained in the statement. “There are also a few coins from Basel, St. Gallen, Zurich, Laufenburg, and Colmar.”

LAD 考古學家安德烈亞斯·哈西斯-伯納(Andreas Haasis-Berner) 在聲明中解釋：「這些硬幣主要來自布萊薩赫、佐芬根和弗萊堡鑄幣廠，兩者皆於1320 年左右鑄造。 “還有一些來自巴塞爾、聖加侖、蘇黎世、勞芬堡和科爾馬的硬幣。”

The coins, Haasis-Berner noted, could have purchased “about 150 sheep” at the time. But the coins are more historically valuable than that.

哈西斯-伯納指出，這些硬幣當時可以購買「大約 150 隻羊」。但這些硬幣的歷史價值遠不止於此。

“The evaluation of this coin hoard will enable us to make statements about the circulation of coins in Breisgau, the minting activity in the mints, the silver trade, but also the mining in Glottertal,” Haasis-Berner explained.

「對這些錢幣寶藏的評估將使我們能夠對布賴斯高的硬幣流通、鑄幣廠的鑄造活動、白銀貿易以及格洛特塔爾的採礦情況做出陳述，」哈西斯-伯納解釋道。

Pischdi/Wikimedia CommonsThough many questions about the medieval coin hoard still remain, they perhaps speak to the region’s history as a center for silver miners.

儘管有關中世紀錢幣囤積的許多問題仍然存在，但它們可能說明了該地區作為銀礦開採中心的歷史。

That said, many questions about the coin hoard still remain. Who did the coins belong to? And why were they buried in the mud in Glottertal? During the Middle Ages, miners who worked in the region’s silver mines lived nearby, on the edge of the Black Forest. Perhaps one of them left the coins behind.

儘管如此，關於硬幣囤積的許多問題仍然存在。這些硬幣屬於誰？為什麼他們被埋在格洛特塔爾的泥土裡？中世紀期間，在該地區銀礦工作的礦工住在附近的黑森林邊緣。也許其中一個人留下了硬幣。

For now, the coin hoard found in Glottertal stands as something of a mystery — and a reminder to take a close look when digging through the mud.

目前，在格洛特塔爾發現的硬幣寶庫仍然是一個謎，並提醒人們在挖掘泥漿時要仔細觀察。