This family duo was pleasantly surprised when they discovered a set of valuable pieces during an expedition.
Slawomir Milewski was with his son Szymon on an expedition organized by the Triglav Historical and Research Association and the Polish Association of Treasure Hunters “Husaria” when they encountered an unexpected revelation. What was supposed to be a search for remains of an ancient Roman road ended with a collection of 17 silver coins from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Mateusz Sygaczmember of the Treasure Hunters Association of Polanddescribed the exact moment of the discovery inside the forest near the town of Pomiechówekwhen the Milewskis exclaimed with joy upon discovering these valuable pieces for the study of European history. Not only that, but the entire treasure has an estimated value of $120,000.
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The story behind the coins they found Slawomir and Szymon Milewski
According to specialists, these are not common coins, but rather they are thalers and patagonianssome copies of silver and large size, which circulated in Europe during that time. The first type of currency is recognized as the predecessor of the dollarbecause the name of the famous currency is derived from the word “thaler”. On the other hand, the others circulated through the Spanish Netherlandsa region made up of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands that were part of the Spanish dominion.
Among the treasure that the Milewskis collected is a thaler of 1623which is an absolute rarity since It was only minted for two years.. Furthermore, another notable specimen is a thaler from 1630 that bears the effigy of Sigismund III Vasathe monarch who ruled Poland and Sweden at that time. Along the same lines, many of these coins date from the period of the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648).
The value of this collection is not only in terms of money, but also of a historical nature, since it allows us to understand the turbulent geopolitical context in which Europe was immersed. From the figure of Sigismund III Vasa, a leader marked by the tension between the Catholicism and the Protestantismuntil the great influence of the Spanish empire, the coins are proof of the reality that was experienced at that time.
In fact, one of the theories surrounding the appearance of these pieces is that the place where they were was for a soldier who lost his pay while traveling through the area. Other hypotheses indicate that the owner of those coins hid them to protect them before stopping at a innespecially in areas where security was not guaranteed.
Due to current regulations in Poland, the Milewskis They handed over their collection to local authorities. In this way, they complied with the protocol that indicates that any discovery of archaeological relevance must be delivered to an official monument conservator for proper processing. preservation and study. It is expected that in the near future they will be exhibited in a local museum.
Source: Ambito
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