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14th Century Coin Hoard Found in Czech Republic

The Museum of West Bohemia in Plzeň has announced the discovery of hundreds of silver and gold coins from the 14th century. The treasure, unearthed in a forest near the Kladruby Monastery in the region of Tachov, is believed to be one of the biggest troves of gold coins unearthed on the territory of the Czech Republic.

The chance discovery occurred already in March, during the coronavirus lockdown, but it was not until this Monday that the museum announced the find to the public. The coins were stumbled upon by a young couple who went on a walk through the forest near the West Bohemian town of Stříbro.

Milan Metlička is an archaeologist from the Museum of West Bohemia in Plzeň:

“As they were walking through the forest, they spotted a few coins, two made of gold and one of silver, lying on the ground. They were probably dug up by some forest animals, most likely by wild pigs.

“There was a large stone protruding from the ground. When they pulled it out, they saw a large amount of gold and silver coins underneath and they immediately called us to announce the discovery.”

Among the coins are gold ducats bearing the image of the Czech King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, Albrecht of Austria and Rupert of the Palatinate as well as ducats from the Hanseatic city of Lübeck.

“It also contains 343 silver groschen mostly minted in Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV and several groshen bearing the image of John of Bohemia, the Duke of Luxembourg.

“The discovery of the silver groshen is not that unusual. But such a large trove of gold coins is really unique. No such discovery was made in the country in the past 50 years.”

Archaeologists believe the coins were buried in the ground in the late 1370s. While the reason why someone hid the treasure is likely to remain unknown, it was most likely linked to the nearby Monastery in Kladruby.

“The monastery was located on a strategic medieval trade route between Prague and Nürnberg. And since the discovery was made not far from there and close to the royal town of Stříbro, it is very likely that it is somehow connected to it.”

According to Mr Metlička, it is hard to express the value of the find in terms of money, but the nominal value of the gold coins, which weigh over 325 grams, is at least CZK 420,000.

“With the silver coins, it is more complicated, because they also contain copper, which reduced their value. However, the historic value of the silver coins could be around CZK 180,000 and the value of the gold coins could range between CZK three and four million.”

The coins are expected to go on display in the Museum of West Bohemia in Plzeň at the end of this year or at the beginning of next year, after they have been restored and catalogued.

By Ruth Fraňková.

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Монастырь Кладрубы, Чехия

Кладрубский бенедиктинский монастырь возник в краю, который еще не был густо заселен славянами, в 1115 году. Его основатель – князь Владислав (Вацлав) I выделил монастырю обильные земли, в основном в треугольнике между реками Мже, Углавкой и приграничным лесом. К первым чешским монахам достаточно быстро присоединилась и группа миссионеров из немецкого Цвифальтена. Монастырь несколько раз становился и местом дипломатических встреч – например, в 1219 году, во времена обострения борьбы чешской церкви за выход из-под господства светских феодалов. Здесь король Пржемысл Отакар I встречался с представителем Римской курии. Изначально монастырская церковь была построена по романским традициям, но 1233 году она была перестроена на готический лад. Примерно в том же году, во времена аббата Рейнера в непосредственной близости возник и поселок под названием Кладрубы. Монастырские службы постоянно расширялись благодаря предприимчивости Рейнера и были сосредоточены, в основном, рядом с монастырем. Новые привилегии, дарованные монастырю, а также постоянный поиск и использование новых методов хозяйствования привели не только к росту поселка, но и усилению влияния обители во второй половине 14 века. В то время кладрубский аббат обладал 128 деревнями под управлением трех пробстов в Кладрубах, Тоушкове и Пржестице. Неоднократно обитель принимала в своих стенах и императора Карла IV. Весь рассказ на: http://czorthodox.blogspot.ru/2013/05/blog-post_24.html