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Medieval gold coin

Many prospectors with metal detectors dream of finding a gold coin. Edward Hynes from the Canadian island of Newfoundland has succeeded. While walking along the south coast, he came across a 15th-century gold coin.

He hid a Celtic chieftain's ring worth £30,000 in a cupboard

For almost thirty years, a collector hid a rare Celtic chieftain's ring in a cupboard, which was discovered in Yorkshire by a prospector with a metal detector. The jewel dates from around 100 BC. The collector is likely to come into a nice chunk of change. Experts say the jewel is worth around £30,000.

Treasure of gold and silver coins under the temple

Archaeologists have discovered a cache under a temple in the Egyptian city of Esna. Inside were gold and silver coins. Some of them are up to a thousand years old, according to experts.

11. 10. 2022

5/28/1936 Landowner found a pot full of pennies

A pot full of coins was discovered by a farm owner in the Silesian village of Bolatice in 1936. He came across the depot when he wanted to plant a tree. The ceramic pot contained coins dating from 1635 to 1645. The story goes that the landowner buried part of the treasure in the same place where he found it. Exactly where, however, is still unknown...

27. 5. 2020

5/27/2020 Treasure in a cigar box

The unassuming tin cigar box held a real treasure. It was at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. One of the staff here discovered wood from the pyramid of Khufu in Egypt inside the box. Experts say the artefact is of incalculable value.

26. 5. 2021 Gold and coins worth 17 million crowns were hidden in the house

An incredible treasure was discovered by officials in a house in the Swiss town of Morez. The siblings were hiding gold bars and coins worth 17 million crowns. They were living quite modestly themselves.

Dictator's watch sold for 26.5 million

The object, which gives you "chills", was offered by the American auction house Alexander Historical Auctions. It is a gold watch of Adolf Hitler. It sold for 1.1 million dollars (26.5 million crowns). In the past, the auction house has, for example, auctioned the dictator's toilet seat. The auction outraged the Jews.

25. 5. 2015 Police officers discover over 5000 antiques

Eight years ago, police broke up a criminal network that was smuggling treasures out of Italy. Over 5,000 antiquities were seized, including jewellery, bronze statues and frescoes. Their total value was estimated by experts at around €50 million.

24.5.1916 Jewellery from the tomb of a noble family

The beautiful jewels were found in 1916 in the crypt of the noble family of Zejdlic of Schoenfeld in a church in Polen. They date from the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries and include rings and a chain with a pendant. They are the rarest Renaissance jewellery in the Czech Republic.

23 May 2013 Treasure from the house of Heydrich's assassin

An important historical treasure was found during the reconstruction of the family home of Heydrich's assassin Jan Kubiš in Dolní Vilémovice. Specifically, it was photographs, certificates and letters. For historians, this discovery was of great importance, because they still lack enough information.

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