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Metal Detecting Finds in Malta

1 published discovery in the Hoards category from Malta — coins, hoards, jewellery and artefacts recovered by detectorists and archaeologists.

Hoards from Malta

1 find

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Famous findByzantine gold, probably hidden before 870 · found 1525

The St Helena Gold: children in Malta found 1,300 Byzantine gold coins in 1525, and the adults fought over them

Malta · Hoards

In 1525 the young sons of two Maltese farmers found about 1,300 Byzantine gold coins, which islanders called the money of St Helena. A goldsmith, a judge, friars and a merchant scrambled for a share, until the King claimed it all. Nothing is known to survive.