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17. 8. 2007

17 Aug 2007 Someone stole part of the treasure

Fourteen years ago an unknown thief stole part of the so-called Běhařov treasure from the Klatovy museum. It consisted of 1,099 coins, 330 South German pfennigs from the twelfth century were lost. The museum estimated their value at 480,000 crowns.

12. 8. 2011

12 Aug 2011 Medieval treasure at Brandy Castle

Coins and other objects dating from the period before Jan Žižka were discovered by archaeologists ten years ago in an abandoned castle in Brandýs nad Orlicí. Specifically, they found eleven coins from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

With a hammer they wanted to steal 18.5 kg of Roman gold coins worth a quarter of a billion crowns

A 28-year-old Dutchman has gone on trial for attempting to steal a gold Roman treasure from a museum in Trier after being charged in May this year. In exchange for a reduced sentence, the man confessed and reported his two accomplices. More than 2,500 Roman coins worth more than 254 million crowns were in the robbers' sights...

9. 8. 2015

9 Aug 2015 She found a golden treasure while mowing the grass

A woman who was mowing the grass in her front garden in Horní Polubný, Jablonec Region, six years ago was very lucky. She discovered gold coins with Franz Joseph I. She got a reward of over 200,000.

Roman treasure with 44 jewels and 33 silver spoons

A wonderful discovery was made 42 years ago by prospectors with metal detectors in Norfolk, UK. They discovered a Roman treasure, which included a gold engraving of a dancing Satyr and three dozen silver spoons. Now the beautiful finds are being returned to the "place" where they were found.

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.

3. 8. 1911

August 3, 1911 The Golden Treasure lay beside the gallows

110 years ago, Petr Petřík, a brickyard employee, discovered a treasure at the historical execution site on Šibeník Hill near Uničov. The depot contained 352 gold coins, mostly ducats. It is one of the most important early modern finds that have been uncovered in Bohemia and Moravia so far.

31 July 1965 Treasure discovered by a digger during the demolition of a house

A stoneware container with silver coins was found in 1965 by a digger in Ostrava. He reported the find honestly. Experts from the local museum were called to the site. The treasure was probably hidden by someone around 1623.

12. 7. 2010

12. 7. 2010 The treasure contained 3.5 kilograms of bronze objects

Jaroslav Kaláb and Miroslav Popelka. These are the names of two amateur searchers who discovered a bronze treasure near Olšan in Prostějov region in 2010. They went on regular walks with metal detectors.

10. 7. 2015

10. 7. 2015 Searcher finds prehistoric treasure

A three thousand year old bronze treasure was discovered six years ago in the Šumperk region by Vlastimil Flášar, a prospector with a metal detector. He stumbled upon the depot when he went for a walk in the forest. He discovered six necklaces and one pin.

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