Recovered Hoards
The Pietroasele Treasure
Found 1837 · Buzau, Romania
FoundThe prize. A Gothic king's gold
Where. Buzau, Romania
Status. Found
Where. Buzau, Romania
Status. Found
The account
A Romanian hillside gave up a Gothic king's treasure of gold, the great brooch known as the Hen with the Golden Chicks among the surviving pieces.
How it was found
- Two peasants quarrying stone in Romania in 1837 found a Gothic gold hoard, the Hen with the Golden Chicks among it, and sold pieces to a contractor who broke some up before it was rescued.
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