Priceless cache of 6,000 ancient coins found under farm

(NEWS 4 SAN ANTONIO) – More than 6,000 silver coins from the late Middle Ages were discovered during a renovation project on a farm in the village of Rainbach, Upper Austria.

The silver coins, which were handed over to the OÖ Lande-Kultur GmbH museum in Upper Austria, also known as Linz Schlossmuseum, “were wrapped in fabric and kept in a clay lidded pot,” the museum said.

The museum said that it is unclear how the coins got there and who they belonged to.

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