A medieval bandit’s hoard

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Inside this issue

1. 10 · A medieval find that spoke volumes
2. 12 · Coinage during the Hussite Wars
3. 21 · I found two thousand tags

Historical introduction: prices, events and dates refer to the original publication.

Dear readers,

The latest issue of Detektor revue (labelled No. 4/2019) left the printers today and is on its way to your letterboxes. As always, we’ll give you a sneak peek at it in advance.

In the opening section, ‘Artefact of the Month’, we present a unique attic find under the heading ‘Evenings with the Submarine’. ‘The Treasure of a Medieval Bandit’ is the title of a feature in which Romanian treasure hunter Cornel Vorax, a member of the Romanian Military Archaeology Club—already familiar to readers of Detektor Revue—recounts his greatest treasure-hunting experience.

‘The find that spoke’ – this is how archaeologist Miroslav Novák titled his article about how an enlightened finder saved an artefact of immeasurable historical value. This is followed by a study by numismatist Jan Cihlář entitled ‘Coinage during the Hussite Wars’, demonstrating that coinage during the Hussite period was not limited to the popular ‘flútky’ coins. Petr Smítka presents a new addition to his collection in detail in the article ‘Wehrmacht belt buckle – Model 1’. Josef Procházka invites you once again into the world of mysteries – this time, he unveils the secrets of Gallic coins in an article bearing the enigmatic title ‘The Antithesis of the Gallic TOGIRIX Coin’.

Ivo Tomáš, a collector and expert, answers your questions about button finds in the regular column ‘The Button Collector’s Advice Corner’. ‘I’ve found two thousand tags’ is the title of an interview with Radek Petelík, author of the book Military Identification Tags, a collector and treasure hunter. Are you a member of any treasure-hunting group on Facebook, or do you visit their pages? This is another question we asked treasure hunters in your favourite poll. ‘About a Flak, Luck and Bad Luck’ is the title of a gripping story penned by our regular contributor, Zdeněk Jarchovský.

This is followed by an article entitled ‘When Objects Speak’, with the evocative subtitle ‘The mess tin – a soldier’s companion through thick and thin’, in which treasure hunter Ronny presents unique items from his collection. Once again, those interested in military technology will not be disappointed – a study by the military technology historian Jan Škarka focuses on another outstanding product from Škoda: the 7 cm battalion howitzer, model 35. ‘Místo’ – that is the title Rovin gave to his short story, written not only for metal detectorists. In our regular column ‘Archaeological Snippets’, we present, amongst other things, the oldest tattooing tools, whilst our colleague Manuel F. van Eycka shares information on how he managed to track down the grave of a soldier from the government forces who had been missing since 1946.