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Tagged With: treasure

Drug baron safe

Posted on January 26, 2016 by von Helsing

Research Research Research! Workers tearing down a Florida mansion which was once owned by the late Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar have found a hidden safe. The new owners of the Miami mansion had hired professional treasure hunters to search the rubble. They believe Escobar, who was one of the richest men in the world … Continue reading »

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Second Jewish Revolt Coin Hoard Found

Posted on August 14, 2014 by von Helsing III

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority have unearthed a cache of 114 bronze coins, dating to the Year Four of the Great Revolt, at an archaeological site on the outskirts of Jerusalem.  On one side, the coins are stamped with a chalice and the Hebrew inscription “To the Redemption of Zion.”…   http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/science-treasure-trove-great-revolt-era-coins-jerusalem-02095.html

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Crusader Cache found

Posted on July 15, 2013 by von Helsing

The treasure, more than 100 gold pieces weighing about 400 grams, is estimated to be worth more than $100,000. The coins were found hidden in a partly broken pottery vessel at the Appollonia National Park near Herzliya, the site where archaeologists believe the ancient Crusader town of Apollonia-Arsuf once stood. The hoard includes 108 gold … Continue reading »

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Video of Ancient Ramle Gold Coin Hoard

Posted on July 3, 2012 by von Helsing III

A hoard of gold coins found by archeologist, documented and studied. We have the good fortune of seeing the treasure and understanding the context by which it was found in. The treasure hunting lessons that I walk away with is: 1. that businessmen have and will continue to want to protect their wealth on the … Continue reading »

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