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A hoard of medieval silver coins near a castle in Devon

A hoard of medieval silver coins near a castle in Devon

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Late last year, members of the detectorist society "The Teignbridge History Finders" from Newton Abbot discovered a hoard of silver coins in a field about a mile from Okehampton Castle. It was one of their first ever expeditions. Now the find has been declared a treasure and offered to museums for purchase...
Nonprofit buys detector treasure for more than $100 million

Nonprofit buys detector treasure for more than $100 million

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The South West Heritage Trust has purchased a treasure trove of 2,584 silver coins dating back to the Norman Conquest of England for the nation. The set, discovered by seven detectorists in the Chew Valley in Somerset, was sold for an asking price of £4.3 million (about 130.5 million crowns). It is the most expensive treasure purchase ever made in England; more expensive than the world-famous Staffordshire hoard...
Treasure of 1000 years old silver Viking coins of several rulers

Treasure of 1000 years old silver Viking coins of several rulers

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A hoard of 36 silver coins dating from the 10th to 11th centuries was discovered on the Isle of Man this May. They were found on private land by friends John Crowe and David O'Hare using metal detectors. The set was declared a treasure last week. Officials thanked the detectorists, saying they appreciated their cooperation.
A hoard of coins from the 3rd and 4th centuries as the first evidence of the Jewish revolt in Lod

A hoard of coins from the 3rd and 4th centuries as the first evidence of the Jewish revolt in Lod

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Some time ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) presented the discovery of the remains of a Jewish public building in Lod, the former ancient city of Lydda in the middle of present-day Israel. Among the most significant finds in the building are impressive stone and marble artifacts; Greek, Hebrew and Latin inscriptions and a hoard of silver and bronze coins dating from the violent suppression of the Jewish revolt...
On the floor of the 10th century house lay gold coins from the 6th century

On the floor of the 10th century house lay gold coins from the 6th century

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Gold coins of the East Roman emperor Justinian I the Great were discovered during the excavation of a medieval house in the village of Debnevo in northern Bulgaria. The coins were apparently discovered by early medieval builders in the ruins of a Byzantine house on which they built a new house...
2 100-year-old Roman silver coins discovered near Sicily

2 100-year-old Roman silver coins discovered near Sicily

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A rare set of 27 silver Roman coins from the Republican period of the 1st century BC has been discovered on the island of Pantelleria. It is in the same place where other silver coins of the same period were discovered 14 years ago, and near the recent discovery of statues of three emperors.
700 years old silver coins from the Black Forest

700 years old silver coins from the Black Forest

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One of the largest medieval coin hoards in southwestern Germany was found in a trench for a pipeline near the swimming pool in Glottertal. The coins, dating from the early 14th century, were discovered by an authorised worker during routine supervision of the excavation.
Pot of 2,500-year-old gold coins discovered in Turkey

Pot of 2,500-year-old gold coins discovered in Turkey

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In the ancient city-state of Notion in Turkey, a wine vessel filled with gold coins of the "daric" type was discovered. They date from the 5th century BC and were probably minted in Sardis, about 100 km from the site of the discovery. This is the first ever hoard of gold coins in Asia Minor discovered in an archaeological context. It changes the view of the chronology of Persian coins.

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