A metal detectorist near Leipzig uncovered a 2,200-year-old Celtic gold “rainbow cup,” recognized as the oldest coin ever ...

A two-gram, 2,200-year-old coin discovered by a metal detectorist northwest of Leipzig is the oldest known coin in Saxony.

A volunteer metal detectorist discovered a 2,200-year-old Celtic gold coin in Germany. Found in a field in Saxony, the nearly ...

The 2,200-year-old rare gold coin, tied to an ancient legend, is officially the oldest Celtic coin ever discovered in Saxony, ...

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A recently discovered gold pendant appears to date to a "mysterious moment" in the early 8th Century, according to an expert.

A hoard of more than 100 Anglo-Saxon coins discovered by two metal detectorists in a field near Braintree, Essex, is headed to auction at Noonans Mayfair on February 21. Believed to have been buried ...

A medieval church yielded unusual artifacts during an archaeological excavation – and officials recently brought the discoveries to light. In a Jan. 31 press release, the State Office for Heritage ...

Saving for a rainy day is not a new idea. In 2021, archaeologists turned up a whole horde of hoards: stashes of coins and other valuables left behind for whatever reason and never used again. These ...