‘Extremely Rare’ Medieval Treasure Discovered In The Netherlands

Treasure hunter finds the best treasure in his life by using a metal detector. He uncovers medieval gold jewelry and silver coins at the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities. Announcement. 

Lorenzo Ruijter discovered the shocking fact while using his metal detector more than three hours per day in Hoogwoud (north of Amsterdam) in 2021. Because museum researchers needed time for cleaning, examining, and dating the finds, the announcement of the find came two years later. Ruijter found four pieces of gold jewelry, two pieces made from gold leaf and 39 silver coins, which are about 1,000 years old. 

“It was the end of the day, I actually wanted to go home. Then the detector went off, I dug it up and then I had something gold in my hands,” Ruijter Submitted NH News. “At first I thought it was a piece of a jam jar. Then I wiped it clean and saw all kinds of engravings. At that moment you are just shaking with adrenaline. With shaking hands I lifted that thing,” He stated. 

According to the museum, the four earrings found date back to 11th century. They are the most important finds. On one pair of earrings is an engraving of a portrait depicting Jesus Christ, with rays of sunlight surrounding it. One set of earrings features an ornamental filigree design that consists of twisted threads made from gold balls. According Smithsonian Magazine. These sets of jewelry, which are five centimeters in width, have the shape of crescent moons. They likely came from a noblewoman. According The Times

Two pieces of gold leaf connected to pieces of clothing close to the waistband at one point. The pieces fit together still. According to the museum, the coins are dated between 1200-1250 A.D. They were likely buried in the middle of the 13th century. The Museum “silver pennies,” They would have been kept in a bag or cloth, as the museum calls them, based on textiles found nearby. 

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The museum points out that gold jewelry from this time period was rare. “extremely rare” In the country The coins are from Holland, Guelders and Cleves in the Netherlands. They also come from the Roman Catholic Diocese Utrecht and German Empire. According to the museum, it is possible that the silver and gold were buried in a wartime period between West Friesland, the County of Holland, and that Dutch Count Willem II was killed near the spot where the treasure was discovered. 

“This makes the treasure find of great significance for the archeology and history of North Holland and West Friesland – and even of national and international importance,” The press release states. 

These finds were temporarily loaned to the museum. They are currently displayed in the Temple Hall of the museum until June. The treasure will be on display in an exhibition that opens in October. So called “The Year 1000,” The museum shows the Ottonian period of The Netherlands, between 900 & 1100 A.D. “the jewelry and coins remain property of the finder.”

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