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A hoard of more than 100,000 coins was recently discovered in Japan, making it one of the largest discoveries of its kind in the country, officials said.
The massive monetary sinkhole was discovered at the site of a structure in the city of Maebashi, located about 70 miles northwest of Tokyo, according to a municipal government report.
The tarnished pieces were discovered several inches below the ground, grouped in bundles elegantly arranged on top of each other, as shown in the photographs. Remains of rice straw mats were discovered at the back of the well.
Some of the pieces come from China, adding the oldest found, which dates back to 175 B. C. , officials said. The coin, with a square recess and several markings, was minted during the Western Han Dynasty and is among the first coins made in unified China. .
The most recent coin in the hoard was minted in 1265 A. D. , indicating that the set was likely buried during the Kamakura period, which spanned from 1185 to 1333 A. D. , according to the Asahi Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper.
The Kamakura era marked a “dramatic transformation” of the country’s political formula when the aristocracy ceded power to the military, according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The giant collection appears to have been hastily hidden, for storage in anticipation of war, according to the Asahi Shimbun.
Although hoards of coins of this length are rare, the number of ancient coins discovered in archaeological excavations in Japan has increased in recent years, officials said.
Google Translate used to translate a report from the Maebashi city government.
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