Angler digging for fishing worms uncovers massive medieval treasure in hidden cauldron

A fortunate idiosyncratic successful Sweden discovered a cauldron filled with medieval rings, pendants and respective 1000 coins that were each remarkably well-preserved.

In a translated connection from the County Administrative Board of Stockholm successful mid-September, officials said the find was made successful Stockholm County, location to 26 municipalities. 

Authorities described the finder arsenic a "private individual" who was digging for worms to usage arsenic sportfishing bait astatine the time.

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The cauldron was recovered adjacent the discoverer's summertime cottage, but officials are keeping the determination nether wraps until the probe is complete.

"The finder reported the find to the County Administrative Board, and archaeologists are present investigating the tract and examining the coins, beads, rings and pendants that marque up the hoard," the connection said.

Archaeologists successful Sweden are examining thousands of coins and medieval jewelry discovered wrong a buried copper cauldron. (Richard Grönwall/Uppdrag arkeologi; Länsstyrelsen Stockholm)

Images released by officials amusement a postulation of past coins and ornate jewelry displayed successful a pile. 

Authorities described the find arsenic an "unusually ample and well-preserved metallic hoard," dating backmost to the aboriginal Middle Ages.

The cache weighs six kilograms, oregon astir 13¼ pounds, and consists of respective 1000 coins — perchance arsenic galore arsenic 20,000.

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Sofia Andersson, an antiquarian astatine the County Administrative Board of Stockholm, called the cache "one of the largest metallic hoards from the aboriginal Middle Ages ever recovered successful Sweden."

She added, "We don’t yet cognize precisely however galore coins determination are, but I judge it could beryllium up to 20,000.

The treasure recovered successful Stockholm County includes thousands of coins, rings and pendants from the aboriginal Middle Ages. (Richard Grönwall/Uppdrag arkeologi; Länsstyrelsen Stockholm)

"Most of the objects are well-preserved, though unluckily the copper cauldron that contained them is not."

Not lone are the coins ancient, but respective of them are rare. 

One 12th period coin bears an inscription referencing King Knut Eriksson, portion different coin from the land of Gotland depicts a church.

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Interestingly, 1 of the coins features the representation of a bishop, which officials highlighted arsenic 1 of the astir bonzer pieces.

"During the Middle Ages, alleged bishop's coins were minted successful parts of Europe — coins produced connected behalf of a bishop," the connection said. "The hoard contains respective specified coins depicting a bishop holding a crozier successful his close hand."

The committee "will besides study the find to the Swedish National Heritage Board, which volition determine whether the authorities volition redeem the treasure — that is, compensate the finder."

Archaeologists are present moving to papers and survey each the coins successful the hoard.

The merchandise added, "The County Administrative Board volition besides study the find to the Swedish National Heritage Board, which volition determine whether the authorities volition redeem the treasure — that is, compensate the finder."

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Andersson commended the idiosyncratic who recovered the hoard, noting that exchanging specified discoveries for authorities outgo is the instrumentality successful Sweden.

The copper cauldron containing the treasure was severely corroded, though the coins and jewelry wrong remained intact. (Richard Grönwall/Uppdrag arkeologi; Länsstyrelsen Stockholm)

"The finder did precisely the close happening by contacting america astatine the County Administrative Board," the authoritative said.

"According to the Cultural Environment Act, anyone who finds an past entity made of metallic oregon a hoard is required to connection it to the authorities for redemption successful speech for payment."

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The Swedish hoard is 1 of galore exceptional coin caches recovered successful Northern Europe successful caller years.

"According to the Cultural Environment Act, anyone who finds an past entity made of metallic oregon a hoard find is required to connection it to the authorities for redemption successful speech for payment," officials said. (Richard Grönwall/Uppdrag arkeologi; Länsstyrelsen Stockholm)

In 2023, a plumber successful the United Kingdom recovered a cache of past coins successful a tract and auctioned them disconnected successful 2025.

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A British household uncovered a trove of Tudor-era coins successful a backyard successful 2020, and they are being auctioned successful Zurich, Switzerland, successful November.