1637) The "Sevso or Seuso Treasure Trove", Hungary: A set of Postage Stamps issued by Magyar Posta Hungarian Post) displaying the disputed treasure since bought by the Hungarian Government, as it was Hungarian in origin: Date of Stamps issue: 30.12.2020:
The Sevso Treasure, Hungary:
The Sevso Treasure is one of the most important finds of late Roman Silver, in Hungary.
Magyar Posta had first issued a stamp of the first seven pieces of the treasure in 2014. Another seven objects repatriated in the second phase are shown on the souvenir sheet issued in 2019. This is the third release by Magyar Posta on the subject:
What is the Seuso or Sevso Treasure?:
The Seuso Treasure or Sevso Treasure (Hungarian: Seuso-kincsek; Croatian: Seusovo blago), is a hoard of silver objects (14 items) from the late Roman Empire.
The first pieces appeared on the market in London in 1980, and the treasure was acquired by a consortium headed by Spencer Compton, 7th Marquess of Northampton.
Documentation was provided in which it was stated that it had been found in the Tyre and Sidon regions of Lebanon.
It was put up for sale in New York City in 1990 by Sotheby's, but was halted when the documentation was found to be false, and the governments of Hungary, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) and Lebanon made claims of ownership.
The claims of ownership by these countries were rejected by a US court, and the Treasure remained in the possession of the Marquess of Northampton. Scotland Yard still has an open case on the matter.
The Origin and Provenance of the Treasure:
The origin and provenance of the treasure are likely known, but not publicly acknowledged.
There is much scientific evidence to indicate that the hoard was first acquired in the 1970s after the murder of a Hungarian soldier, who discovered the treasure during illicit digging at an established archaeological site in Hungary.
In 2014, half of the Seuso Treasure (seven items) had been bought by Hungary as it was "Hungary's family silverware".
In June 2017, the remaining seven artefacts also returned to Hungary, being bought for €28 million.
The Treasure Trove:
The Treasure Trove consists of fourteen large decorated silver vessels and the copper cauldron which contained them, and has been dated to the late-fourth or early-fifth century AD. Most notable is a large dish, 70.0 cm in diameter and weighing nearly 9.0 kilograms, which bears the inscription:
"Hec Seuso tibi durent per saecula multa
Posteris ut prosint vascula digna tuis"
(meaning - "May these, O Seuso, yours for many ages be
Small vessels fit to serve your offspring worthily").
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