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A rare treasure of silver coins from the 11th century

A rare treasure of silver coins from the 11th century

GM4PRO
532 2
Nearly 1,000-year-old silver coins in excellent condition have been discovered during excavations at the site of a future nuclear power station in England. They were found by a team of archaeologists from Oxford Cotswold Archaeology. They were wrapped in a tight package made up of strips of cloth and lead.
The most beautiful metal detector find December 2024

The most beautiful metal detector find December 2024

Elmara
3539 17
The last finds of 2024 are in the final for the month of December. More than 10 votes this time, the 11th finalist got more than 10 votes, so it's mainly a combination of two colors yellow and green 😊.
Norwegian detectorists discover rich Viking cemetery

Norwegian detectorists discover rich Viking cemetery

GM4PRO
1087 3
In 2023, rare early medieval jewellery was discovered on Skumsnes Hill near the Norwegian town of Fitjar using metal detectors. The detectorists reported everything to the authorities; archaeologists discovered a Viking burial site with at least twenty graves. Now the first results have been announced.
Mammoth hunters Maška and Absolon

Mammoth hunters Maška and Absolon

namor
854 7
The first humans came to Europe already 1.4 million years ago but until the 19th century people absolutely refused to admit any existence of prehistory. It wasn't until the mid-19th century century there were significant finds of stone tools, bones of unknownand cave paintings and unquestionable evidence of prehistoric man.
Coinage of Francis II (I.) and emergency coins of the Great French War

Coinage of Francis II (I.) and emergency coins of the Great French War

Dvojtakt
2312 7
Today's edition of the numismatic review on Treasure Hunters takes us back to the reign of Francis II (I.) and the time of the Napoleonic Wars - an era popular with history hunters not only because of the partial of this conflict on our territory, but also because of the great variety of coins that this era gave rise to.

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