A treasure of British coins bearing the inscription of King Konopilin and found in a Dutch field, and it is very likely that the spoils of war for a Roman soldier will be from Britain invasion.
The 44 gold currencies, known as Stats, were discovered, along with 360 Roman coins, by two amateur archaeologists using metal detectors in a field in Punic, near Utrecht. It is believed that the coins have been granted as military wages.
The Statter of the name of the British Celtic King also known as Konopilinus, which was immortalized by Shakespeare as Simplin in the play of this name, which was ruled between 5 to 40 AD in southeastern Britain.
An analysis of what is the first mixed composition group found on the mainland Europe It indicates that the coins have been intentional in a shallow hole and stored in a bag of fabric or skin.
The coins, which are found at a depth of less than 30 cm below the surface of the soil, are said to be 11 years for an ordinary Roman soldier.
Four of the British Statter is seen as post -death cases, and the successors of Konopilinus may be struck as a ruler of the Katophillaoni tribe, the two brothers Togudomos and Karatakus, around 43 AD.
The wide time range indicates that it has not been chosen on the basis of quality, gold or weight content but was removed from trading in one event, in line with being spoils of Britain’s early Roman invasion under the leadership of General Ulos Plotius (43-47 m). .
Metal currencies may have been distributed to the army in the form of a DonativumIt is a cash gift often often to the Romanian army soldiers as a reward after a successful campaign, according to the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, where it is displayed.
Among the Roman currencies are 72 golden pieces HurryIt is a high -value currency, and 288 silver Dinary. It dates back to approximately 200 BC to 47 AD. The latest metal currencies in the treasure, which was sold from 46 to 47 AD, bears the image of Emperor Claudius.
The identical signs of these currencies indicate that they were raised as part of one go. Among the silver pieces are Roman coins from the time of Julius Caesar, and one depicting Juba, King of Numidia, in northwestern Africa, current Algeria.
This discovery was made by Jean -Missellar and Renier Kolink in October 2023. They discovered 381 coins and a second excavation conducted by the Cultural Heritage Agency in Holland Missellar revealed his original discovery, saying: “We have opened a champagne bottle.” “You will never find this.”
The area where the currencies were discovered was the site from which the Romans prepared to cross for the first time to Britain. It seems now that it was also an area to which the invading forces returned when they returned to the mainland.
It is possible that the hole in which the coins were buried in the wet area and near the water -loaded channel, which was not suitable for housing and agriculture.
“This is the first time that material evidence has been found on the return of the forces. They seem to have returned with all kinds of things. This is new
Britain consisted of several separate kingdoms before Claudius Olos Plotius ordered the invasion of four fist, reinforced with an additional 20,000 soldiers.
Caratkos and Togudomos were leading attacks on the Atribats tribe, which had political and commercial ties with the Romans, which led to the expansion of the anti -Romone anti -Katophielone influence area west of their homelands north of the Thames.
