Subiect: The monetary hoard of Şimleu Silvaniei, 18th-19th century
The monetary treasure (18th–19th century) was discovered in 1979 in a leather bag, in the drained well in the courtyard of the water mill from Şimleu Silvaniei, Sălaj County. Further details of the discovery are missing. The hoard consists of 30 silver coins (exclusively pieces of 20 kreuzers) issued between 1763 and 1840 in Niederosterreich, Hungary, Transylvania, Bohemia and Nuremberg. The coins were minted during the sovereigns Maria Theresia, Francis I, Joseph II, Francis II and Ferdinand I, in the mints of Vienna, Kremnitz, Baia Mare, Alba Iulia, Prague and Nurenberg, according to the monetary system of the 1753 Convention.
Limba de redactare: română
Secţiunea: Etnografie, numismatică şi istorii locale
