Deepock excavation of medieval Polish coins [DECOUVERTE A GŁĘBOKIE...], I. Polkowski, Gniezno 1876

The Głębok excavation is one of the most important finds of medieval Polish coins.

It was colorfully described in 1883 by Stronczynski, who called the excavation "Głębokienski." To quote:

"He plowed ... October 3, 1872 in the village of Głębokie in the Grand Duchy of Poznan.... A clay pot, hit with a plowshare, broke into pieces, and the thin tin-shaped froth scattered from it over the field was spread far from the place of plowing by the strong wind of that time. The finder, having spotted the silver in them, began to hurriedly collect what he could in his pocket, thus crumbling into small pieces whatever came into his hands....

The owner of the land... only over the evening learned of the plowing of this treasure, and immediately about 1,600 pieces, coming from it, redeemed the money....

In 10 days afterwards, X. Canon Polkowski, and he was only sincerely concerned with the whole excavation, he recognized the place where it was found, he himself buried it ... in a word, he fulfilled everything that only a zealous numismatist and expert in a similar situation is obliged to do, and gave me a very detailed information about the state of affairs.... referring ... to the more detailed description which X. Polkowski announced and which went off the press in Gniezno in 1876...".

The study of the finding and its publication in print in Gniezno, in 1876, was carried out by Father Ignacy Polkowski.

The study was published in French.

Binding of bookbinders in paper combined with dyed black cloth. Old, probably of the period, without preserved publisher's covers. Sides stained in a marbled pattern.

Former ownership entry on title page with date 1913.

Interior format trimmed to 205 x 134 mm, exterior 210 x 142 mm.

Condition of preservation overall very good.

80 pages of text with numerous engravings inside and 7 pages of plates at the end. The plates illustrate the contents of the find well, although numerous drawings of coins are also interspersed in the text.