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Third time's the charm: Guild detectorists discover third treasure in five weeks

It started at the end of May near the Polish town of Kalisz, when a search for the remains of V2 rockets first found one container with 631 objects, including coins from the early Middle Ages. Three weeks later, just a few hundred metres from the first find, a second pot of treasure was discovered. And this week a third pottery vessel was found; this time with Roman gold.

The Detector Society discovered a treasure trove of coins from the Thirty Years' War

First a handful of coins, then a collective collection. A group of amateur prospectors with metal detectors discovered hundreds of scattered coins from the 17th century in the Jadów area of eastern Poland. They date from the turbulent reign of Polish King John II. Casimir Vasa, from the time of his currency reform.

Detectorists find 2,000-year-old silver treasure in Transylvania

In the Romanian village of Beresztelke, a pair of detectorists discovered a unique set of jewels from the Dacian period. It consists of several silver jewellery items weighing a total of 550 grams. It probably belonged to a high-ranking nobleman or aristocrat. It is the first ever Dacian discovery in this locality.

Two early medieval treasures discovered in Poland, also contain Czech coins

Two treasure jars were found near the town of Kalisz in central Poland over the course of several days. The finds were made by members of the Denar association, who were originally searching for the remains of a German V-2 rocket from the Second World War in the area. The first vessel contains silver coins, fragments and jewellery from the 11th century. The second is even more interesting - it comes from outside Central Europe.

They plant rice, they harvest silver

A surprising discovery in the village of Niwarsi in the Indian state of Haryana has turned rice fields into a veritable treasure trove. Silver coins were discovered while digging up soil from the grounds of an ancient temple. As soon as the news broke, villagers came running and together they have already found over 2 kilograms of silver coins.

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.

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