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Cooperating detectorist finds extremely rare Roman gold coin from the 3rd century

A double aureus from the joint reign of Emperor Volusian and his father Trebonianus Gallus was discovered in Kaposvár, Hungary. Their reign lasted less than two years, so coins of this period are very rare. Volusian gold coins are among the rarest, double gold coins are extremely rare. This is the first such find in Hungary.

15. 2. 2016 Treasure of Roman coins in the Hradec Králové region

Silver coins minted during the reign of the emperors Julius Caesar and Augustus were discovered by archaeologists in the Hradec Králové region. They were placed in the ground in a textile or leather bag. A total of 103 coins were probably hidden by an inhabitant of a Germanic settlement.

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.

Detector find of medieval gold coin can be sold for 4 million crowns

An extremely rare coin made of 23-carat gold was discovered with the help of a metal detector in 2019. The coroner later declared it a treasure. Because museums have not shown interest in the coin, it may be sold privately - it will be auctioned by Dix Noonan Webb on March 8. It is expected to fetch around £140,000, or about 4 million crowns...

Detectorist finds 2,000-year-old hoard of gold Celtic irises

The detector find by an amateur archaeologist is the first Celtic gold hoard discovered in Brandenburg and the second largest found in Germany. According to experts, "the value of the ancient treasure must have been immense", archaeologists are talking about the find of a lifetime.

25. 11. 2018

25.11.2018 For 159 Prague groschen 136 thousand crowns

The Liberec Region has decided to motivate treasure finders to hand over rare artefacts. The man who discovered 159 Prague groschen in the forest near Vysoké nad Jizerou was therefore rewarded with CZK 136 920, which is twice as much as the man should have received.

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.

3. 11. 2006

3 Nov 2006 Brothers find over a thousand silver coins

The discovery of the Viking treasure was announced fifteen years ago by Swedish archaeologists. Over a thousand silver coins from the period of the Vikingers were discovered on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea by two brothers.

The largest Roman hoard of silver coins in Bavaria

Urban archaeologists in Augsburg, Germany, have uncovered a record-breaking Roman silver treasure. A beautifully preserved set of several thousand silver denarii from the 1st and 2nd century. century was found along with other artefacts near the city's oldest quarter, Oberhausen, on the site of a planned residential development.

Unique silver coin depot found in world's toughest prison

Tasmania's Port Arthur Prison is notorious for its appalling conditions, strict rules and harsh sentences. Escape from the penal colony was virtually impossible. Convicts were not allowed to carry money. So how did a 180-year-old set of silver shillings end up on the floor of the prison workshop, and who buried it there?

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