Hunting for treasure hunters  

Hunting for treasure hunters

The discoveries of hoards, archaeological treasures and sea treasures are not so rare as one might think.

No comments | 12. November 2002 - 20. September 2011

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Hunting for treasure hunters

5 events | No comments | 12. November 2002 - 20. September 2011

2002-11-12

Pannecé treasure

It was in November 2002 that the treasure Pannecé, a small village in Loire-Atlantique, was discovered by two hikers in a freshly plowed field ... The treasure containing 41,000 coins and weighing 108 pounds was enclosed in three terra cotta pots...

12. November 2002

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2008-09-08

A treasury of Roman coins in Fismes

A treasure of over 1,350 Roman coins has been discovered accidentally on a site produced by a construction company. The coins date from the early fourth century and are mostly coins of the period of Constantine the Great...

8. September 2008

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2008-11-13

Gallic treasure discovered in the Netherlands

A treasury of 109 Celtic coins, 39 gold coins and 70 silver was discovered in the vicinity of Maastricht. The discovery was made ​​public on November 13. A amateur exploration who discovered this treasure in a wheat field with his metal detector...

13. November 2008

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2008-12-22

Gold coins unearthed in Jerusalem

The spectacular discovery of a treasure of 264 gold coins from the Byzantine period of Heraclius was made in Jerusalem December 22, 2008. This is the most important treasure of Byzantine gold coins discovered in Jerusalem today...

22. December 2008

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2011-09-20

217 tons of silver localized in the wreck of the Gairsoppa

The U.S. company Odyssey announced Monday, Sept. 26 discovery and positive identification of the wreck of Gairsoppa, a ship sunk in 1941 by a German submarine. The wreck, which lies in 3,000 meters of water off of Ireland contains 7 million ounces of...

20. September 2011

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