A ceramic jug found in Kolomna, Russia, contained over 2,600 silver coins dating back nearly 600 years, suggesting the wealthy owner never returned to retrieve the hoard, with archaeologists proposing a chilling theory about their fate.
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The discovery was made in Kolomna, a historic city in Russia, where archaeologists uncovered a ceramic jug containing a large hoard of silver coins from approximately 600 years ago.
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A small ceramic jug discovered in Russia's Kolomna has revealed more than 2,600 silver coins buried nearly 600 years ago. The remarkable hoard belonged to someone wealthy, but its owner never returned for the fortune. Archaeologists now have a chilling theory about what may have happened to the owner.
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