A Medieval Hoard of Silver Ingots Discovered near Dernove Village in Sumy Oblast
Journal: Arheologia
Year: 2025

In the article, a medieval hoard of silver payment ingots discovered in 2019 in the vicinity of Dernove village, Ukraine (Vorsklytsia River basin), is considered. The treasure consists of five stick-shaped ingots with a total weight of 981.95 g. The weight of the ingots is 194.56–198.98 g, length 14.3–15.4 cm, silver content is 98.1–98.5 %. An XRF elemental analysis of the metal’s composition and its comparison with medieval coins revealed the Central European origin of the pure silver. In the t