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1. 12. 2018

1.12.2018 3,788 coins discovered in the forest

Exactly 3,788 one- and two-crown coins were discovered by a chance finder in the forest near the small village of Staročernsko in the Pardubice region. The depot was acquired by the Museum of East Bohemia. The coins date from 1946 to 1946, i.e. the period before the currency reform.

30. 11. 2012

November 30, 2012 Jílovský treasure contained 3662 coins

Nine years ago, 3,662 coins were discovered during excavations on a farm near Jílové near Prague. The depot contained Prague grosz and 3 krejcars. Someone probably hid it at the beginning of the seventeenth century.

29. 11. 2011

29. 11. 2011 He bought a castle for 1.2 million

In the nineteenth century, the ruins of Templštejn Castle near Jamolic near Moravský Krumlov were often visited by tourists. Ten years ago, David Hamza bought this old building. He sent the highest bid to the Forestry of the Czech Republic - 1.2 million.

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.

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