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He bought a metal detector and on his second expedition discovered rare Roman swords

Beginning detectorist Glenn Manning was incredibly lucky near Willersey in Gloucestershire when he discovered two Roman swords on his second expedition. They are spatha-type cavalry weapons dating from the 2nd to 3rd centuries. Subsequent archaeological research has produced a number of exciting discoveries, including an Iron Age settlement and a spectacular Roman villa.

Caught fish in Warsaw, fished out a medieval sword

At the end of June, a fisherman discovered a medieval sword in the middle of Warsaw. It was sticking out of the river near the centre, where the Vistula flows through a densely populated area. It's very well preserved, almost whole. Experts tentatively date it to the 13th century.

Unique gold coin of Emperor Justin II.

Bulgarian archaeologists have discovered a rare gold solidus from the reign of Emperor Justin II (565-578 AD) during their research near the village of Topolchane in the Sliven region. It was minted in Constantinople; it is a unique testimony to the influence of the Eastern Roman Empire in the Balkan region at the end of the 6th century.

A crystal vessel from the Galloway Treasure carries the secrets of antiquity and early medieval Europe

An exceptionally preserved crystal and gold-braided vessel from the Galloway Hoard will be on display for the first time. 11 years after the discovery of the most important Viking treasure in Britain and Ireland. It bears a mysterious inscription that holds the key to a previously unsolved mystery.

Old man hid treasure in the walls of his house: thousands of years old gold coins worth millions

In the French town of Castillonnès, notaries discovered an amazing collection of over a thousand gold coins from the time of Alexander the Great to the kings of France after the death of a collector. They were sold at a Paris auction last week for an incredible sum.

Gift from Heaven - extraterrestrial objects in the golden treasure of Villena

In 1963, a Bronze Age gold treasure was discovered near the Spanish town of Villena. Among the beautiful gold artefacts were two iron ones, one decorated with gold. Ironworking technology in the Iberian Peninsula did not appear until around 850 BC, but these objects are at least 600 years older. Only new analyses have finally confirmed: the iron objects in the hoard are of extraterrestrial origin.

Excavator unearths thousand-year-old "Viking" sword in perfect condition

During the reconstruction of the banks of the Korte Linschoten river in Montfoort, the Netherlands, a thousand-year-old sword with inlays and significant symbolism was discovered. It was dug up by an excavator during the dredging of a dyke. The sword is very well preserved, incredibly light and dexterous. It was obviously custom-made, and must have been one of the absolute finest in its day.

Museum displays 200-year-old condom with naked nun and three priests

A unique artefact that combines history, eroticism and art is on display at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum: A nearly 200-year-old condom adorned with a provocative illustration of a nude nun choosing between three priests with tracked penises. This exceptional exhibit is part of the "Safe Sex?" exhibition, which focuses on sexuality and sex business in the 19th century.

They collected coins all over the world, from all eras. They hid them from Hitler. Now they're up for auction

Fifteen thousand unique coins from more than a hundred countries. From 2,600 years ago to the modern era. Purchased in the 1930s by a European collector and his wife on a cross-continental honeymoon. When the war came, they hid the coins. Decades later, they were rediscovered. Today, they're heading to auction and rewriting numismatic history.

A coin from a sold-out treasure trove has turned up

In 2015, George Powell and Layton Davies found more than 300 silver coins and gold jewellery in a field in Herefordshire. At the time, they photographed their find and shared it on social media, but did not report it to the authorities. When police later arrested them, they found just 31 coins. The rest had disappeared to an unknown destination. It was only recently that one of the coins from the hoard turned up at auction.

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