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24. 11. 2019

24.11.2019 For the golden treasure of 210 thousand crowns

A reward of almost 210 thousand crowns was awarded to the finder of a golden treasure from the Náchod region. While walking his dog, the man discovered nine golden spirals, whose age was estimated by experts at three thousand years. At first he thought he had found a poacher's eye.

23.11.2010 Gold table worth £6.6 million

On the streets of post-war Berlin, a Holocaust survivor traded a gold plate for a pack of cigarettes. It later turned out to be a rare artefact from a museum worth £6.6 million. But the woman's family can keep the item.

22. 11. 1932

22.11.1932 Gold Celtic coins from Stary Kolin

In the 1930s, a mass discovery of gold coins was made in the northern part of the Klejnárka River. Originally, they were in two bags, but they disintegrated over time. The treasure contained a total of 1.7 kilograms of gold.

21.11.2003 The steamer was carrying a golden treasure

Twenty thousand twenty-dollar coins were carried by the paddle-wheel steamer Republic, which left New York on October 18, 1865. Two days later, however, a storm hit the ship and its cargo went down. The treasure was not recovered by underwater archaeologists until 2003.

20.11.2017 Buckle from the first century

A small but very rare depot was discovered four years ago by archaeologists in the Velké Meziříčí cadastre. They came across a metal clasp from the older Roman period. It was used to fasten clothes. The object is in the collection of the Museum of the Wallachia Region.

19. 11. 1980

19.11.1980 Seuso Treasure

At the end of 1980, the corpse of archaeologist József Sümegh was discovered in a cellar on Köszár Hill, where he had committed suicide. He is said to have discovered about forty silver artefacts, including large wrought-iron bowls, jars and other decorated vessels. The so-called Seuso treasure was recovered by Hungary six years ago.

18.11.2017 Roman coins at the water park

Four years ago, archaeologists set to work in the area of Pasohlávky, where the largest aquapark in South Moravia is located today. They discovered part of a Roman gold coin and many other artefacts. The site is one of the richest archaeological sites in the country.

They got millions of pounds for the biggest hoard of coins

A multi-million pound reward has finally been reaped by a pair of metal detectorists who discovered the largest Celtic coin hoard of all time in Jersey in 2012. The hoard eventually contained nearly seventy thousand coins.

Axe and ceremonial dagger from the Bronze Age

Cai Antoney recently discovered a Bronze Age axe and dagger in Shropshire. He made the discovery during an organised search involving three dozen people. He found the treasure while walking back to his car.

Gold brooch with emerald

A father of two (44) found a gold brooch with emeralds in a field near Cardigan, West Wales, using a metal detector. The jewellery is worth at least £10,000, according to experts. It dates back to the thirteenth century.

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