Buis hoard
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Buis hoard
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The Buis hoard was a hoard of Merovingian gold coins found in a vegetable patch at Buis around 1855. There were about 300 to 400 coins in the hoard when local antiquary Anatole de Charmasse saw them in 1873, identified 55 types, took down legends and drew sketches. They have since been dispersed. Most recently, Jean Lafaurie has identified 76 coins from the hoard: 75 Merovingian tremisses and one Arab-Byzantine dīnār from Damascus. Eleven of the coins came from the mint of Chalon-sur-Saône and t
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Treasure hoard found in France
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2024-01-02T01:21:12Z
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