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Within the walls of the medieval manor was a treasure trove of millions of gold coins

A hoard of 17th-century gold coins was discovered during the reconstruction of a mansion in the Breton village of Plozévet in north-west France. The owners of the chateau, Véronique and François Mion, decided to reconstruct and interconnect the two buildings. Three days later, they found more gold coins hidden in a fabric bag on a beam near another wall...

9. 9. 2015

9 Sep 2015 Pennies under the chapel floor

Coins from the seventeenth century were discovered by archaeologists in the Chapel of the Virgin Mary in Dobrčice with the help of metal detectors. These included a silver denarius of Emperor Matthias II. "The youngest coin found is a silver denarius of Matthias II from 1611 minted in the Kremnica mint.

5. 9. 2017

5 Sep 2017 Arab coin from Uherské Hradiště

A rare Arab coin from the eighth century and other objects from the Middle Ages were discovered four years ago by archaeologists in Uherské Hradiště when they were exploring the cellar of the former elementary art school. They also found a deformed gold bracelet.

4. 9. 2017

4 Sep 2017 Roudnice Coin Treasure

The depot of 1310 coins was discovered four years ago by a metal detectorist Miroslav Bartoš and two friends. The container with the money was buried in a field near Roudnice nad Labem. The coins date back to the 15th century.

He fished a coin worth two million out of the water

First he found a silver coin, then after a while a gold one. Zach Moore discovered another piece of substrate from the wreck of a Spanish galleon worth over two million crowns. He's working under the banner of Mel Fisher's Treasures.

23. 8. 1997

23 Aug 1997 Treasure of Fuchsenhof

He searched the field for weapons from the Second World War and discovered a depot that intrigued historians and numismatists from all over Europe. The Fuchsenhof treasure was in a metal container. It contained thousands of coins, jewels and two silver bars.

16. 8. 2007

16 Aug 2007 Jug with silverware under the church floor

In eastern Slovakia, workers dug up a clay jug full of silver coins. It was under the floor of an unassuming church in the town of Žalobín in eastern Slovakia. The finders immediately handed the treasure over to the local parish priest.

15. 8. 2019

15 Aug 2019 Thousands of German coins under the morgue

During the reconstruction of the former mortuary in Ludgeřovice in the Opava region, workers discovered German coins from the Second World War. They were about six thousand pieces of phoenix, five-phoenix, ten-phoenix and fifty-phoenix coins.

4. 8. 2016

4 Aug 2016 Treasure found during pond restoration

36 gold and six silver coins were discovered by archaeologists during the restoration of the castle pond in Frýdlant. The treasure remained in the local castle and chateau. The researchers reported on the treasure when the pond was refilled.

Anglo-Saxon coin worth £200,000

An Anglo-Saxon gold coin was discovered by a prospector using a metal detector on the Wiltshire and Hampshire border. It dates from the reign of King Egbert. It now sells for £200,000.

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