A highlight from the Early Middle Ages: The treasure trove of Ilanz
The treasure find from Ilanz-Grüneck comprises 138 partly very rare gold and silver coins, 2 earrings in the shape of small baskets, 5 golden pendants, and 2 gold nuggets. Its value may have been equivalent to a herd of 30‒40 sheep in the Early Middle Ages. Its owner must have been saving up for a long time.Photo: Raetian Museum
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Tremissis (757‒774) showing St Michael, minted in the name of the Lombardic king Liutprand.Photo: Raetian Museum
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Tremissis from Pavia (772‒773), minted in the name of the Lombardic king Desiderius.Photo: Raetian Museum
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Denarius from St Denis (751‒768), minted in the name of the Frankish king Pippin.Photo: Raetian Museum
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Tremissis from Milan (774‒781), minted in the name of the emperor Charlemagne.Photo: Raetian Museum
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The oldest known coin from Chur: Tremissis (773) minted in the name of the emperor Charlemagne.Photo: Raetian Museum
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Denarius from Mainz (768‒794), minted in the name of the emperor Charlemagne.Photo: Raetian Museum
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Penny from Canterbury (784‒792), minted in the name of the English king Offia of Mercia.Photo: Raetian Museum
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Dirham from Tunis (789‒790), minted in the name of the caliph Hârûn ar-Raschid.Photo: Raetian Museum
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The youngest coin in the find: Denarius from Pavia (794‒814), minted in the name of the emperor Charlemagne.Photo: Raetian Museum
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Earrings in the shape of small baskets, 8th century, in the Byzantine style, probably from Northern Italy.Photo: Raetian Museum
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Map showing the location of coins found in Ilanz, their diversity demonstrating the busy trade with the whole of Europe and even Northern Africa.Map: Raetian Museum
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