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Gold coins from a clay jug

During excavations in the Israeli city of Yaven, archaeologists discovered gold coins dating back to the early Islamic period. They are therefore about 1200 years old. They were hidden in a broken clay jar.

One forgotten anniversary, 500 years since the death of Vladislav II. Jagiellonian Monarch

Somewhat in the shadow of the ongoing celebrations of the 700th anniversary of the birth of the Czech King and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. In March, we marked the 500th anniversary of the death of King Vladislav II of Bohemia and Hungary. Jagiellon and the accession of his son Louis to the Czech and Hungarian throne. The Jagiellonian dynasty reigned in the lands of the Bohemian Crown for 55 years and left an indelible mark on Czech government coinage.

Coin cleaning and preservation part.1

Hunters and other otherwise "handicapped" colleagues, I am a complete novice in this field, but when I get excited about something, then I try to get and also pass on as much information as possible. After the very first kick and removal of the coin from the ground, I found that I would have to do some cleaning and not just any cleaning. For this reason, I started looking for information on what to do and how to do it. And you know that every "hunter" has a different opinion.

CLEANING COINS ALA NUMISMATIST

After long discussions here and on other sites, I bring you advice on cleaning coins from a professional numismatist and I think it is advice and experienceand they will help even the beginner prospectors who have been blessed on Hunters lately and whose coins sometimes shine with incredible luster

Rare Czech Coins

It is undoubtedly the rarest Czechoslovak circulating coin, the price of which currently ranges from CZK 120,000 to 180,000. Why this small copper mintage survived in only a few dozen pieces is not known.

History of coins - Tronic, Grešle, Krejcar

The triangle is a silver coin with a diameter of 15-16 mm and a weight of 0.5- 0.6 g. The obverse depicts the imperial eagle with the Austrian-Burgundian shield on its chest. On the reverse there is an imperial apple with the value of the coin, the year of the auction, divided into two parts by the imperial apple.

Prices from the 14th century

A small sample of what the wheels we find today could buy at the time of their creation and validity.

Roman coins and coinage

Discover the secrets of Roman coins. History of Roman coinage, catalogue of Roman coins, their identification marks, and finds from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

History of Coins - Celts

The Celts were the first in our territory to master the production of pottery on the potter's wheel. They were also very skilled in mining ore, they knew how to find it, forge it and forge tools for everyday life (keys, locks), as well as swords, razors, spears,...

An incredible find from Pistiros

The response to this depot has been some time ago.Still, I like to come back to it....

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