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Gold Crown - Part of the Sroda Slaska Hoard
Source: See the slavorum.org link below.
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– a gold woman's crown, which probably belonged to Blanche of Valois, one of the wives of the emperor Charles IV
– two gold pendants, dating to the 12th century
– two gold pendants, dating to the 13th century
– a medieval gold clasp decorated with precious stones
– a ring with heads of dragons
– a ring with sapphire
– a ring with moon and star
– 39 gold coins– 2924 or 3924 (sources vary) silver coins.
Here is how it was found.
... Gold and silver coins were discovered during demolition of an old building in the town of Środa on 8 June 1985. The authorities secured the original find (a vase filled with approximately 3,000 Prague groschen), however, no serious archaeological study was carried out at that time. Three years later, on 24 May 1988, during another demolition in the vicinity of the first discovery, another, even bigger find was reported (including silver and gold florin coins). Most of this new find disappeared before the site was secured by the authorities. In the following days, as enterprising individuals scoured the municipal landfill where rubble from other recently demolished buildings was deposited, reports of more discoveries started appearing; those include the first reports of j.ewelry...
Here is that link. https://www.slavorum.org/forum/topic/treasure-of-sroda-slaska/
And here is another link about the Sroda Slaska Hoard.
https://mnwr.pl/en/the-sroda-slaska-treasure/
Here is one account of how it might have been lost.
It is now agreed that the treasure belonged to the King (later Emperor) Charles IV of the House of Luxembourg. Around 1348, needing funds to support his claim to the King of the Romans, Charles pawned various items to the Jewish banker Muscho (Moshe, Mojżesz) in Środa. Soon afterwards, the black plague visited Środa. Muscho was not heard of again and it is believed that he either fled from the plague-struck town, died of plague, or perhaps fell victim to pogroms as Jews were blamed for spreading the plague. What is certain is that no one ever reclaimed the treasure, which was left hidden somewhere in the town for hundreds of years...
That comes from http://realmsofgoldthenovel.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-sroda-treasure.html
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