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Treasure of silver coins under the church floor

A treasure trove of over a thousand silver coins from the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries was discovered in the Church of St. Andrew in Barczew, Poland. The coins were stored in a glazed ceramic cup; they filled it to the brim. It has now been presented in the Archdiocesan Museum of Warmia.

Stolen 2,400 year old golden helmet from Coțofenești found after a year

The Dutch and Romanian authorities have managed to track down one of the most valuable artefacts of the Dacia heritage. The golden helmet, an extremely rare part of Romania's national treasure, was stolen in a spectacular robbery of the Drenthe Museum in Assen, the Netherlands, where it had been temporarily loaned from Romania. Along with it, three gold bracelets were also stolen.

He hastily retrieved the hidden treasure. Silver coins from the Glencoe Massacre

In 2023, a hoard of coins was found in Glencoe, Scotland, linked to a raid by the MacDonald clan in 1692. They were lying in the ruins of a fireplace after the owner's house had been raided by a crew of cunning men. It will now be displayed in a local museum, not far from the site of its discovery.

A detectorist has discovered a rare Viking ring with runic inscriptions

An early medieval silver and gilt ring with runic text was found in a field near the village of Quadring in Lincolnshire, England. It was discovered by amateur detectorist Rafal Wesolowski. And as he said, it's the discovery of a lifetime.

Unprecedented discovery of Roman cargo at the bottom of a Swiss lake: swords, chariots and hundreds of objects

A large collection of Roman artefacts from a shipwreck dating back to the early 1st century has been discovered in Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Although the ship itself has not survived, its cargo of around 600 objects has - many in perfect condition. The find is completely unique, unparalleled in Europe.

A ticket for a 2,000-year-old coin? It's like time travel.

The unusual story of an ancient coin has intrigued experts at Leeds Museums and Galleries. The journey of the tiny coin, which was used to pay for bus fares, began more than two thousand years ago in ancient Carthage.

Unexpected signal: a detectorist discovers a golden "gullgubbe"

A very rare gold object from the Iron Age has been discovered in southwestern Norway with the help of a metal detector. The so-called "gullgubbe" - a tiny and extremely thin gold plate with a depiction of figures - is one of those rare finds.

Gold from the Russian Revolution: hundreds of gold coins discovered in the foundations of a house

A rare treasure from the tumultuous period of the end of the Tsarist empire has been discovered during archaeological research in Torzhok, northwest Russia. Under the foundations of a historic house lay a ceramic vessel filled with hundreds of gold coins worth over 10.5 million crowns.

For nearly 40 years, they've been searching just around town. Now their finds are on display at the museum

A special exhibition of detector finds by Lorraine Stanley and her late husband Andy has opened at Weston-super-Mare Museum. Both have been involved in the hobby since 1990 and over the years have discovered a remarkable collection of gold and silver artefacts from many different periods, including Roman and Celtic coins, medieval artefacts and jewellery.

Detectives found gold and silver jewellery, donated it to the museum without any reward

Searchers with metal detectors had official permission to search on the land of a property development company in the Merseyside area of England. They discovered a medieval silver brooch and an early modern gold ornate ring. Both items qualify under the Treasure Act and the finders are entitled to a hefty payout. But like the landowner, they refused the reward and donated the objects to the museum.

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