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He lost his job to a coronavirus, found a treasure trove of silver coins from the 13th and 14th centuries in the autumn

A few small shiny objects of irregular shape were found by an unemployed tourist by chance. He noticed a hint of reliefs, e.g. a dragon, and the objects seemed to be silver. He therefore reported the discovery to the Regional Heritage Office in Trnava, which sent archaeologists to the site. In the meantime, the instructed finder disguised the site and did not interfere further with the excavation.

Searching the Brakteat Depot, or it's always important to choose the right tactics

Probably most of you have already noticed the discovery of a rather rare bracketed depot from the times of Přemysl Otakar II. I have to confirm to everyone that at least for us, who in cooperation with archaeologists helped to trace the depot and especially for ourclimbers, it was really an indescribable feeling when one silver coin after another was being dug up, and what's more, it was bracketed.For abetter idea, you canwatch the video

Depot of female Fanny

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Volunteers discover 1,100-year-old hoard of pure gold coins

The discovery of more than four hundred ninth-century gold coins could help archaeologists better understand the region's history. The treasure was discovered by two young temporary workers during archaeological work on a hillside in Yavne, Israel. At the time of their discovery, the coins were worth the value of a luxury villa in a prestigious area of the capital.

A coin treasure worth three million crowns was discovered in the field behind the pub

Forty-year-old detectorist Luke Mahoney went out with his friends Dan Hunt and Matt Brown on Sunday, July 26, for a legal detector survey of a 15-acre field near Ipswich. He must have felt that he was going to be lucky that day, because he found a gold coin first thing in the morning and managed six pence before noon. But he was far from knowing what he could look forward to after lunch.

1. 7. 1300

1.7. 1300 Minting of the Prague grosz began

Thanks to the silver from Kutná Hora, Charles IV was able to build Charles Bridge, Prague's New Town, Karlstejn and many other buildings. From 1300, Václav II had silver minted in Kutná Hora. Prague grosz.

Husband and wife find a treasure; they get 1.3 million crowns as a reward

A young couple from the Slovak Liptov region found a cup with silver and gold coins from the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries in the soil near the village of Likavka, which was disturbed by wild boars at the beginning of last year. The Slovak RTVS station reported this week on the experts' findings and the amount of the reward.

12. 6. 1771

12.6. 1771 Finding of the underwater treasure

It is estimated that the treasure of the underwater treasure consisted of up to seven thousand gold coins. It was found on 12 June 1771 after the flood by a poor farmer. The depot was subsequently seized by the local prince, who ordered thorough searches. Straws were torn up and even the floors were ripped out.

Gold from the garden

A rare gold coin, approximately 500 years old, was found by a woman in the garden of her home in Portsmouth, England. She borrowed the metal detector from her son when she was bored.

300-year-old coin hoard of a one-eyed priest found in Slovakia

A set of coins from the early 18th century was discovered in a covered cup under the floor of the Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Obisovce, near Košice in eastern Slovakia.

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