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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?

The farthest coin

Dear colleagues, just out of interest, please tell us what is the most remote, most exotic coin /place of discovery-origin of the coin/ you have found. The coin should date back to 1939 when regular airline service across the Atlantic began.

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.

28. 9. 2006

28 Sep 2006 Speleologists discover over 800 coins

The treasure from the thirteenth century was acquired fifteen years ago by the Central Bohemia Region. Over 800 silver coins were discovered by two amateur speleologists while searching for new caves. The hoard was found in a ceramic container hidden under stones.

Pensioner hiding £75,000 coin collection

A rare collection of coins was hidden by seventy-two-year-old John Cross of Canterbury. Experts say it's worth £75,000 and contains some really rare coins. The treasure was only discovered after the pensioner's death. He was living alone in a caravan.

21. 9. 2014

21 Sep 2014 Mushroom hunter finds 102 Roman coins

Roman coins were discovered by a mushroom picker in the Bruntál region seven years ago. Apparently, a trader lost them. The finder gave the treasure to the museum. In total, it was a depot of 102 coins.

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