Louis XV
Pot Hoard – 262 silver coins – Hoard – Treasure Saint-Thibaut
6 500€
Louis XV
Pot Hoard – 262 silver coins – Hoard – Treasure Saint-Thibaut
6 500€
Incredible original hoard pot with 262 silver coins from Treasure Saint-Thibaut.
Delivered with photocopy of the Newspaper ( see photo )
1/20 d'écu, 1/10 d'écu, 1/5 d'écu and 2 Écus.
Various mints and dates :
Tours , Toulouse , Paris , Lyon, Lille , Bayonne , Rouen , Nantes , Poitiers , La Rochelle , Bordeaux , Reims , Strasbourg , Riom , Grenoble, Amiens , Rennes , Montpellier , Aix, Metz, Caen , Orléans , Dijon, Béarn , Troyes ...
Pot Size : diameter : 11,5 cm / Height : 14 cm.
Quality : VG - VF. Higher quality for others examples.
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Pedigree :
Treasure pot and coins from the treasure of Saint-Thibaut.
The territory of Lignières-en-Berry is rich in monetary treasures, witnesses of a fascinating historical past. Since the 1970s, several deposits of ancient and royal coins have been discovered, including a Roman treasure at La Bergerie and another at La Brande de Feuilloux.
But one of the most intriguing finds remains the treasure of Saint-Thibaut, unearthed in 1981. Made up of 520 silver coins minted under Louis XV, this treasure raises many questions: is it a religious deposit of the monks of the neighboring hermitage or the reserve of a traveling merchant?
Between archaeology, numismatics and historical mysteries, this article explores the hypotheses surrounding these buried treasures, reminding us that the Berry subsoil still conceals many secrets… Read the article in our Tnumis magazine.
