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4/13/2016 He got 108,000 for a jug with 284 coins

The reward of 108 thousand crowns was given to the forester who found the treasure near Ujčov in the Žďár region. Specifically, he discovered a jug of 284 coins. He preserved it in an exemplary manner and handed it over to the Museum of the Highlands in Jihlava. The region decided to receive 80,000 more than it is legally entitled to.

30.3.2014 A pot full of silver denarii

Two thousand denarii were found eight years ago by Tomáš Kašpar from Dvůr Králové. The treasure was hidden in a clay jug, but it was broken. The finder discovered the depot in a meadow and reported it honestly.

25. 3. 2020

25 Mar 2020 Over 7000 coins in the meadow

Two years ago, an unknown finder picked up coins in a meadow near Vysoká near Jevíčko. He summoned archaeologists to the site, who thoroughly searched the soil. The depot eventually contained over 7,000 coins from the 16th and 17th centuries.

19. 3. 2007

19 Mar 2007 Treasure of 545 Celtic coins

Fifteen years ago, archaeologists discovered the remains of a large farm in the French village of Laniscat, which had been in operation since the third century BC. They subsequently unearthed 545 Celtic coins made by the Gauls.

Roman treasure from Como: 5 kg of gold including 1 000 gold coins in a soapstone cooking pot

A hoard of gold coins from the end of the Western Roman Empire, discovered in 2018 under an oldm theatre in Como, Italy, turned out to be even more significant than it first appeared. Not only in terms of the number of coins and the weight of the gold hoard, but also with regard to the time of its deposition.

17. 3. 2016

17 Mar 2016 They were repairing pipes, found 600 kilos of treasure

The incredible treasure was discovered six years ago by workers in Seville while repairing a water pipe. They found 600 kilograms of coins in 19 amphorae. The plates bore the likenesses of Maximian and Constantine.

Dog in Poland unearths unique depot of medieval coins

Near the town of Wałbrzych in south-western Poland, a dog found a large set of thin, single-sided medieval coins from the 13th century - well-preserved bractes. According to experts, this is the first such find in the last 100 years.

Cooperating detectorist finds rare hoard of Roman coins from Constantine's reign

A hoard of more than 1,000 coins from the first half of the 4th century was found in Bubendorf in northern Switzerland. They were discovered by a detectorist - a volunteer collaborator of the local museum, Mr. Daniel Lüdin. The coins were lying in a ceramic pot at a shallow depth. The experts picked them up in situ so that they could examine them in laboratory conditions and obtain as much information as possible. Treasures from the 4th century are very rare.

2. 3. 1962

2. 3. 1962 Jug with coins in a water trench

A jug in the shape of a treasure box containing 537 silver and gold coins was found in 1962 near the Januštice stream. A gold ducat was lying at the very top of the jar. The coins date from the 16th and 17th centuries.

23.2.2020 He dug a septic tank, found a silver treasure

Ladislav Frémuth from Běleček in Pardubice will certainly not forget one Saturday afternoon. Two years ago, when he was digging a septic tank at his old house, he discovered a silver treasure. Specifically, 189 coins from the 17th and 18th centuries. He originally thought he'd found beer caps.

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