Artikel «Zürich, § 6 Keltischer Münzfund»
Abstract: The so-called Potinklumpen, which was found in the city zone of Zurich in 1890, consists of about 17.200 to 18.000 late Latène potin coins which are melted together. Only two types of coins could be identified: potin coins of the Zurich type and of the «Sequani» type (group A). The spectrum of the types shows close parallels to that of the Late Latène settlement on the nearby Üetliberg. Therefore the «Potinklumpen» can be dated to around 100 B.C. Within the Turicum-project of the University of Bern, which is sponsered by the Swiss National Science Foundation, a number of scientific surveys could be realized in co-operation with the Swiss National Museum. They provide new knowledge concerning the composition, the reconstruction of the melting-process and the chronology. Several possibilities for interpretation are discussed on the ba sis of the reconstructed melting-process as well as on comparable finds.
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