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Nearly 20,000 Silver Coins Discovered During Restoration of Historic Merchant House in Moscow

8 February 2026

A sensational archaeological discovery in Moscow reveals 20,000 silver coins hidden inside the historic house of merchant Averky Kirillov, shedding...

Members of the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IA RAS) expedition reported this unique find on VKontakte. Credit: IA RAS / VKontakte

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Rare 15th-Century Coin Hoard of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Unearthed in Smolensk: The ‘Dollar of the Middle Ages’ Found

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Smolensk archaeologists uncover 48 medieval silver coins, including Prague groschen — widely known as the ‘Dollar of the Middle Ages’...

Nearly 20,000 Silver Coins Discovered During Restoration of Historic Merchant House in Moscow

Rare 15th-Century Coin Hoard of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Unearthed in Smolensk: The ‘Dollar of the Middle Ages’ Found

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