STAR: Science & Technology of Archaeological Research, 2015
Abstract The hoard from Bodrogolaszi is a very significant find, dating back to the 15th-16th cen... more Abstract The hoard from Bodrogolaszi is a very significant find, dating back to the 15th-16th centuries. Unfortunately only 73 coins have survived from the original 135. In our study we would like to present the site, the circumstances of finding the hoard, and also a short numismatic introduction to these coins. We used stereomicroscopy to investigate the surface of coins, searching for additional artificial interventions (breaking, cutting, and fillip). We discovered darker reddish brown spots on several coins. We applied Raman spectroscopy to determine the origin of the spots. The results revealed they are part of a lepidocrocitegoethite cover layer caused by exposure to the soil. XRF measurements were used to prove that the purity of the coins differs from historical data.
Tisicum.. A Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megyei múzeumok évkönyve XVII. , 2019
ZSOLT DE ZSŐ NAGY:
Coin hoard from
Tiszagyenda-Morotvapart (Lak)
This is a unique coin hoard from... more ZSOLT DE ZSŐ NAGY: Coin hoard from Tiszagyenda-Morotvapart (Lak) This is a unique coin hoard from Tiszagyenda that can be dated to the first half of the 17th century. However, it was a noisy period in the Hungarian Kingdom, it had no serious effect to the circulation of thalers and ducats. This hoard contains 66 talers from Alsace, France to Nagybánya (Baia Mare, Romania), from Braunschweig to Körmöcbánya (Kremnica, Slovakia) and one gold ducat from Körmöcbánya by King Ferdinand II (1619–1637 AD). The oldest coin was minted in Saxony in the middle of the 16th century. The youngest one is from Archbishopry of Salzburg and was struck with the title of archbishop Paris von Lodron in 1639 AD. In time, the hoard contains issues mostly from the 1620’s and 1630’s years, so we can suggest, its life can be connected to the 30 year old war’s era (1618–1648 AD). Geographically, most issues are from the area of the European Habsburg Monarchy or states which were in connection with the Habsburgs, especially with the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II (1619–1637 AD). In this paper, i would also like to give a short brief about the estimated value of this coin hoard. According to written sources – both incomes and costs – i suggest, it was a medium sized fortune, so its owner could it use in trading without liquidity problems or as an emergency saving. These talers were enough to pay the annual tax after 20 gates or financing a private baker for almost one and a half year.
The hoard from Bodrogolaszi is a very significant find, dating back to the 15th-16th centuries. U... more The hoard from Bodrogolaszi is a very significant find, dating back to the 15th-16th centuries. Unfortunately only 73 coins have survived from the original 135. In our study we would like to present the site, the circumstances of finding the hoard, and also a short numismatic introduction to these coins. We used stereomicroscopy to investigate the surface of coins, searching for additional artificial interventions (breaking, cutting, and fillip). We discovered darker reddish brown spots on several coins. We applied Raman spectroscopy to determine the origin of the spots. The results revealed they are part of a lepidocrocitegoethite cover layer caused by exposure to the soil. XRF measurements were used to prove that the purity of the coins differs from historical data.
Az I. világháború kitörésének centenáriumán jogosan merül fel a kutatók, érdeklődők felől a kérdé... more Az I. világháború kitörésének centenáriumán jogosan merül fel a kutatók, érdeklődők felől a kérdés, hogy mit is őriz a miskolci Herman Ottó Múzeum a helyi és környékbeli területekről származó katonák által alkotott gyalogezredekről. A továbbiakban ezek leírását, fotóját közöljük.
The mark ’K’ referring to the mint-chamber is missing from a gold florin of King Sigismund (1387–... more The mark ’K’ referring to the mint-chamber is missing from a gold florin of King Sigismund (1387–1437). The previously unknown coin was issued by Johann Siebenlinder, count of the Körmöc Chamber.
2014. május 19-23-a között Los Angelesben
rendezték meg a 40. Nemzetközi Archeometriai
Szimpózi... more 2014. május 19-23-a között Los Angelesben rendezték meg a 40. Nemzetközi Archeometriai Szimpóziumot. Az alábbiakban a tudományos fórum beszámolóját olvashatják.
We have got much written sources and archaeological artifacts related to counterfeiting coins Hun... more We have got much written sources and archaeological artifacts related to counterfeiting coins Hungarian Kingdom during Late Middle - Early Modern Ages. Many forgery can be found in numismatic collections, but sometimes their localization to a certain workshop is a difficult question. There are some sites - Visegrád, Buda, Esztergom, Kassa, Tevel, Bonyhádvarasd, Szuhogy-Csorbakő - where not only fake coins, but other artifacts or objects (sheet-metal, raw material, jars for casting, furnaces) had been excavated also which are obviously related to this illegal activity. Frigyes Kahler is the last researcher, who published articles about counterfeiting coins in the Middle and Early Modern Ages several decades ago. In the elapsed time many new artifacts have been found, but they are only partly published, and lots of them have not studied by a numismatist and neither their archaeometrical investigation have been carried out. Moreover many published sites and/or forgeries should be studied again by using new methods and consideration. Hereinafter we present some case studies about counterfeiting gold and silver coins during 15th-17th centuries.
STAR: Science & Technology of Archaeological Research, 2015
Abstract The hoard from Bodrogolaszi is a very significant find, dating back to the 15th-16th cen... more Abstract The hoard from Bodrogolaszi is a very significant find, dating back to the 15th-16th centuries. Unfortunately only 73 coins have survived from the original 135. In our study we would like to present the site, the circumstances of finding the hoard, and also a short numismatic introduction to these coins. We used stereomicroscopy to investigate the surface of coins, searching for additional artificial interventions (breaking, cutting, and fillip). We discovered darker reddish brown spots on several coins. We applied Raman spectroscopy to determine the origin of the spots. The results revealed they are part of a lepidocrocitegoethite cover layer caused by exposure to the soil. XRF measurements were used to prove that the purity of the coins differs from historical data.
Tisicum.. A Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok megyei múzeumok évkönyve XVII. , 2019
ZSOLT DE ZSŐ NAGY:
Coin hoard from
Tiszagyenda-Morotvapart (Lak)
This is a unique coin hoard from... more ZSOLT DE ZSŐ NAGY: Coin hoard from Tiszagyenda-Morotvapart (Lak) This is a unique coin hoard from Tiszagyenda that can be dated to the first half of the 17th century. However, it was a noisy period in the Hungarian Kingdom, it had no serious effect to the circulation of thalers and ducats. This hoard contains 66 talers from Alsace, France to Nagybánya (Baia Mare, Romania), from Braunschweig to Körmöcbánya (Kremnica, Slovakia) and one gold ducat from Körmöcbánya by King Ferdinand II (1619–1637 AD). The oldest coin was minted in Saxony in the middle of the 16th century. The youngest one is from Archbishopry of Salzburg and was struck with the title of archbishop Paris von Lodron in 1639 AD. In time, the hoard contains issues mostly from the 1620’s and 1630’s years, so we can suggest, its life can be connected to the 30 year old war’s era (1618–1648 AD). Geographically, most issues are from the area of the European Habsburg Monarchy or states which were in connection with the Habsburgs, especially with the Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II (1619–1637 AD). In this paper, i would also like to give a short brief about the estimated value of this coin hoard. According to written sources – both incomes and costs – i suggest, it was a medium sized fortune, so its owner could it use in trading without liquidity problems or as an emergency saving. These talers were enough to pay the annual tax after 20 gates or financing a private baker for almost one and a half year.
The hoard from Bodrogolaszi is a very significant find, dating back to the 15th-16th centuries. U... more The hoard from Bodrogolaszi is a very significant find, dating back to the 15th-16th centuries. Unfortunately only 73 coins have survived from the original 135. In our study we would like to present the site, the circumstances of finding the hoard, and also a short numismatic introduction to these coins. We used stereomicroscopy to investigate the surface of coins, searching for additional artificial interventions (breaking, cutting, and fillip). We discovered darker reddish brown spots on several coins. We applied Raman spectroscopy to determine the origin of the spots. The results revealed they are part of a lepidocrocitegoethite cover layer caused by exposure to the soil. XRF measurements were used to prove that the purity of the coins differs from historical data.
Az I. világháború kitörésének centenáriumán jogosan merül fel a kutatók, érdeklődők felől a kérdé... more Az I. világháború kitörésének centenáriumán jogosan merül fel a kutatók, érdeklődők felől a kérdés, hogy mit is őriz a miskolci Herman Ottó Múzeum a helyi és környékbeli területekről származó katonák által alkotott gyalogezredekről. A továbbiakban ezek leírását, fotóját közöljük.
The mark ’K’ referring to the mint-chamber is missing from a gold florin of King Sigismund (1387–... more The mark ’K’ referring to the mint-chamber is missing from a gold florin of King Sigismund (1387–1437). The previously unknown coin was issued by Johann Siebenlinder, count of the Körmöc Chamber.
2014. május 19-23-a között Los Angelesben
rendezték meg a 40. Nemzetközi Archeometriai
Szimpózi... more 2014. május 19-23-a között Los Angelesben rendezték meg a 40. Nemzetközi Archeometriai Szimpóziumot. Az alábbiakban a tudományos fórum beszámolóját olvashatják.
We have got much written sources and archaeological artifacts related to counterfeiting coins Hun... more We have got much written sources and archaeological artifacts related to counterfeiting coins Hungarian Kingdom during Late Middle - Early Modern Ages. Many forgery can be found in numismatic collections, but sometimes their localization to a certain workshop is a difficult question. There are some sites - Visegrád, Buda, Esztergom, Kassa, Tevel, Bonyhádvarasd, Szuhogy-Csorbakő - where not only fake coins, but other artifacts or objects (sheet-metal, raw material, jars for casting, furnaces) had been excavated also which are obviously related to this illegal activity. Frigyes Kahler is the last researcher, who published articles about counterfeiting coins in the Middle and Early Modern Ages several decades ago. In the elapsed time many new artifacts have been found, but they are only partly published, and lots of them have not studied by a numismatist and neither their archaeometrical investigation have been carried out. Moreover many published sites and/or forgeries should be studied again by using new methods and consideration. Hereinafter we present some case studies about counterfeiting gold and silver coins during 15th-17th centuries.
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Coin hoard from
Tiszagyenda-Morotvapart (Lak)
This is a unique coin hoard from Tiszagyenda that can be dated to
the first half of the 17th century. However, it was a noisy period in the
Hungarian Kingdom, it had no serious effect to the circulation of thalers
and ducats. This hoard contains 66 talers from Alsace, France to Nagybánya
(Baia Mare, Romania), from Braunschweig to Körmöcbánya
(Kremnica, Slovakia) and one gold ducat from Körmöcbánya by King
Ferdinand II (1619–1637 AD). The oldest coin was minted in Saxony in
the middle of the 16th century. The youngest one is from Archbishopry
of Salzburg and was struck with the title of archbishop Paris von Lodron
in 1639 AD. In time, the hoard contains issues mostly from the 1620’s
and 1630’s years, so we can suggest, its life can be connected to the
30 year old war’s era (1618–1648 AD). Geographically, most issues are
from the area of the European Habsburg Monarchy or states which
were in connection with the Habsburgs, especially with the Holy Roman
Emperor, Ferdinand II (1619–1637 AD).
In this paper, i would also like to give a short brief about the estimated
value of this coin hoard. According to written sources – both incomes
and costs – i suggest, it was a medium sized fortune, so its owner could
it use in trading without liquidity problems or as an emergency saving.
These talers were enough to pay the annual tax after 20 gates or
financing a private baker for almost one and a half year.
is őriz a miskolci Herman Ottó Múzeum a helyi és környékbeli területekről származó katonák által alkotott
gyalogezredekről. A továbbiakban ezek leírását, fotóját közöljük.
rendezték meg a 40. Nemzetközi Archeometriai
Szimpóziumot. Az alábbiakban a tudományos fórum
beszámolóját olvashatják.
Coin hoard from
Tiszagyenda-Morotvapart (Lak)
This is a unique coin hoard from Tiszagyenda that can be dated to
the first half of the 17th century. However, it was a noisy period in the
Hungarian Kingdom, it had no serious effect to the circulation of thalers
and ducats. This hoard contains 66 talers from Alsace, France to Nagybánya
(Baia Mare, Romania), from Braunschweig to Körmöcbánya
(Kremnica, Slovakia) and one gold ducat from Körmöcbánya by King
Ferdinand II (1619–1637 AD). The oldest coin was minted in Saxony in
the middle of the 16th century. The youngest one is from Archbishopry
of Salzburg and was struck with the title of archbishop Paris von Lodron
in 1639 AD. In time, the hoard contains issues mostly from the 1620’s
and 1630’s years, so we can suggest, its life can be connected to the
30 year old war’s era (1618–1648 AD). Geographically, most issues are
from the area of the European Habsburg Monarchy or states which
were in connection with the Habsburgs, especially with the Holy Roman
Emperor, Ferdinand II (1619–1637 AD).
In this paper, i would also like to give a short brief about the estimated
value of this coin hoard. According to written sources – both incomes
and costs – i suggest, it was a medium sized fortune, so its owner could
it use in trading without liquidity problems or as an emergency saving.
These talers were enough to pay the annual tax after 20 gates or
financing a private baker for almost one and a half year.
is őriz a miskolci Herman Ottó Múzeum a helyi és környékbeli területekről származó katonák által alkotott
gyalogezredekről. A továbbiakban ezek leírását, fotóját közöljük.
rendezték meg a 40. Nemzetközi Archeometriai
Szimpóziumot. Az alábbiakban a tudományos fórum
beszámolóját olvashatják.