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A 1,200-year-old hoard of Islamic silver coins on the Baltic coast

During an excavation of an early medieval settlement in the Gulf of Visel, a collection of silver coins dating from the turn of the 8th and 9th centuries was discovered. They originate from various parts of the Islamic world, ranging from Mesopotamia to the region of present-day Afghanistan. Some of the coins were minted thousands of kilometres away from where they were found.

A 3,000-year-old treasure was stolen from the museum. The thieves made off with almost 10 kg of gold

One of the most significant Bronze Age gold hoards in Europe was stolen on Thursday. Gold worth 41 million crowns disappeared from a museum in Villena, Spain. The perpetrators apparently distracted the police with a false alarm in another part of the town so that they could carry out the theft ‘undisturbed’.

2,400-year-old coins in the grave of an ancient ‘MMA fighter’?

Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a grave containing unusual grave goods. The silver coins depicting a pair of wrestlers attracted the most attention. Some believe that the person buried there was an athlete, quite possibly a professional wrestler.

A gold tetradrachm of Dionysius I the Elder has been discovered in a Greek necropolis

Archaeologists in Sicily have discovered a unique, 2,400-year-old gold coin belonging to Dionysius I, the tyrant of Syracuse. It was minted at the time of the Carthaginian invasion, shortly before the fall of one of the richest Greek cities in Sicily.

A metal detectorist has found a hoard of Roman Republican denarii. The first of its kind in Saxony-Anhalt

A unique collection of coins from the Roman Republic has been discovered in a field near Halle. It was found by an amateur archaeologist using a metal detector. This is the very first hoard of Roman Republican coins to be found in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt.

A 1,700-year-old penis-shaped nail cleaner has surprised experts

A unique artefact from the Late Roman period has been discovered near Cheltenham in England: a small nail-cleaning tool which was also intended to protect the wearer from misfortune and evil forces. Its handle, shaped like a finely detailed male genitalia, is without parallel.

A young man working a part-time job discovered a treasure worth 220 million crowns

Whilst renovating a house in Dendermonde, Belgium, workers stumbled upon a huge hoard of gold. In the cellar, they discovered gold coins and ingots worth around 9 million euros. The treasure was first spotted by an 18-year-old temporary worker, who initially thought they were ordinary one-euro coins – until gold bars began to fall from the excavation site.

A gold aureus of Emperor Tiberius has been discovered amongst the ruins of a Roman camp

Archaeologists in Windisch, Switzerland, have completed an extensive investigation of the Roman military camp at Vindonissa. They have uncovered part of the oldest fortifications, the barracks of the first legionaries, a field smithy and a wealth of artefacts relating to military and civilian life. Among the finds, a gold coin of Emperor Tiberius and a gemstone depicting the goddess Victoria stand out in particular.

A 3,000-year-old bronze hoard was found near Kojetín using a metal detector

Whilst supervising the modernisation of the Brno–Přerov railway line, archaeologists discovered a collection of bronze artefacts from the Urnfield culture. The worn tools and part of a sword had been deliberately damaged by someone before being buried in what was then a wetland. According to experts, this may have been a ritual offering.

A gold ring found in a Thai tomb bears a 2,000-year-old Indian inscription

Bronze drums were found in a rice field. Subsequent excavations uncovered several graves containing rich grave goods – such as gold earrings and jewellery, bronze vessels, pottery and various ornaments. In one of the graves lay two massive gold rings. One was plain, the other a rare signet ring bearing an inscription in the 2,300-year-old Indian Brahmi script.

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