The coins, buried 600 years ago, were largely minted during the reign of Casimir IV Jagiellon, the king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1447 until 1492. There were 592 silver denarii, minted during the reign of Casimir IV Jagiellon, the king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania who ruled from 1447 until 1492, 26 silver half-groschen in two different sizes, and four gold ducats that were minted during the reign of Sigismund of Luxembourg, the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Bohemia from 1387 to 1437. After reading about the hoard of hundreds of medieval coins found in a Polish forest by a pair of metal dectorists, discover the story of the winged hussars, Poland’s fierce cavalrymen who wore wings on their backs.
Author: Kaleena Fraga
Published at: 2025-08-20 21:45:12
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