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a treasure trove of hundreds roman silver coins The precious metal was then recovered in northern Germany, years later without being reported to the authorities.
The discovery was announced in October by Lower Saxony’s Monument Conservation Office (NLD). It was discovered near Borsum in the Hildesheim district.
The storage consisted of 450 silver coinssilver bars, gold rings, gold coins.
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German officials said the 2,000-year-old deposit was discovered by detectorists in 2017, but they didn’t report it until April 2025.
NLD archaeologists went to the site in October to determine the exact location where the treasure was removed and “retrieve objects still underground,” the organization said.
Archaeologists in Lower Saxony investigated the site of a Roman coin depot after metal detectors were delayed. (Image; Bartels, Principal Investigator Hildesheim, ZKD/FK Forensic Medicine)
“Particular attention was paid to the question of whether information about the type of burial 2,000 years ago is still available through excavations, despite the destruction of the circumstances of the discovery. improper drilling In 2017,” the statement added.
“Additional coins were discovered as part of this investigation. The hoard was fully recovered after the excavation was completed.”
It is unusual for a discovery like this to be kept secret.
The NLD also described the treasure as “one of the largest treasuries of Roman coins in Lower Saxony.”
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“Given current knowledge, the coins can be dated to the early Roman Empire, a time when Romans and Germanic peoples coexisted, juxtaposed, and conflicted,” the statement said.
Officials cautioned that a comprehensive scientific analysis is still needed.
Archaeologists warned that further analysis was needed to determine who buried the Roman treasure and why. (Bartels, Principal Investigator Hildesheim, ZKD/FK Forensic Medicine)
“Only then can we assess where the relics came from and why they were buried here,” the NLD said. “Were they Romans or Germanic?”
The detectorist who discovered the storage room will not be able to face it. legal implicationsOfficials said the statute of limitations had expired.
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NLD archaeologist Sebastian Messal told Fox News Digital that while finding treasures like this in Lower Saxony is unusual, it is not unprecedented.
“Nonetheless, similar discoveries are well known in the region…Other examples include 3,000 coins recovered in Gäveli and more than 1,100 Roman coins known from Lengelich,” he said.
Additional artifacts were discovered during a follow-up survey carried out by the State Monuments Office of Lower Saxony. (Bartels, Principal Investigator Hildesheim, ZKD/FK Forensic Medicine)
As of mid-January, Messal said the finds were still awaiting scientific analysis, but added that the scientific value of the deposits was “huge.”
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The monetary value of the hoard has not yet been scrutinized. Mr. Messal is a single roman denarion Depending on its condition, it can fetch up to 130 euros.
Messal said it remains unclear how the remains were buried in the first place, as improper excavation with detectors destroyed the original archaeological context.
German authorities say that despite the damage to the original site, the scientific value of the vault remains enormous. (Bartels, Principal Investigator Hildesheim, ZKD/FK Forensic Medicine)
he also added It is rare to maintain The secret of this type of discovery.
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“There is a legal obligation to report such findings.” lower saxony…Such new discoveries should, of course, be excavated under appropriate scientific conditions,” he added.
