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20. 10. 2011

20.10.2011 Golden Decalogue auctioned for 2.69 million

Ten years ago, a decalogue from 1613 was sold for more than 2.6 million crowns. The gold coin dates back to the reign of Matthias II. It was one of the most important auctions in the history of the Czech Republic.

19. 10. 2014

19.10.2014 Germany returns painting seized by Nazis

Almost 70 years after the war, Germany returned to Poland a rare painting that the Nazis stole for Hitler's museum. Specifically, it was a work by the Venetian painter Francesco Guardi, entitled "The Palace Staircase". But the search is still on for thousands of works of art that have disappeared to parts unknown.

18. 10. 2013

18.10.2013 600 mysterious amulets

The discovery of 600 mysterious amulets and seals in Turkey was supposed to help unravel the mystery of an ancient religion about which scientists still know little. They date from the seventh to fourth centuries BC.

17. 10. 2012

10/17/2012 Pistols Bonnie and Clyde

Nine years ago, two guns belonging to notorious gangsters Bonnie and Clyde were for sale for half a million dollars. They were carrying the guns when they were shot by police in 1934. Bonnie had a revolver attached with a patch on his inner thigh, Clyde behind his belt.

16. 10. 2014

16.10.2014 2200 years old carriage

Archaeologists from the University of Leicester have discovered fittings from a 2,200-year-old chariot. Experts believe it was dismantled or never reassembled. It probably belonged to a nobleman or warrior.

15. 10. 2012

15.10.2012 Motocrossers drove the pennies of Václav IV out of the country.

An incredible thing happened nine years ago in Radč in the Trutnov region. Motocrossers there were so wild that they drove silver coins from the reign of Wenceslas IV out of the ground. They immediately contacted the museum.

14. 10. 2021

14.10.2021 Fisherman finds coins that belonged to a soldier

Treasure hunter and fisherman Jason Hemmings (41) has discovered Roman coins believed to have been dropped by a soldier two thousand years ago. The Dorset man made the haul with a metal detector he bought from a friend for £300. In total he found fifteen bronze and silver coins.

13. 10. 2012

13.10.2012 Golden Seahorse Brooch

The original of the beautiful gold brooch returned to a museum in Turkey nine years ago. It is part of the so-called Lydian Hoard, which contains 363 valuable artefacts. In the past, they were part of a dispute between Turkey and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

12. 10. 2012

12 Oct 2012 Collection of decorations sold for 9 million

Nine years ago, a collection of military decorations sold at auction in the UK for 312,000 British pounds, or 9.2 million crowns today. Thirty-three pieces in all were owned by William Oakleye (81). The treasure was discovered when the man died.

11. 10. 2011

11.10.2011 A jar of coins hidden from the Nazis

A jar of gold coins discovered at the end of World War II was sold at auction ten years ago. It was estimated to fetch up to £80,000. It was dug up in a garden in London and belonged to a family of Jewish refugees who hid the treasure from the Nazis.

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