A tourist has found a hoard of silver medieval coins under an uprooted tree.
The surprise find took place close to the western Slovak town of Piestany earlier this month.
The unnamed man reported his finding to the Regional Monuments Board in the regional capital of Trnava.
Detectorists from the organisation found 147 silver coins at the site. Most of the coins were Wiener pfennigs, but some were Hungarian imitations.
According to the organisation, the coins date to between 1251 and 1330. They display various motifs, such as animals, mythical creatures, Christian symbols, and others.
The silver coins, which are 15 to 16 mm (0.5 to 0.6 inches) in diameter, went out of circulation in the mid-14th century.
The board believes the hoard was hidden on purpose to protect it from robbers. According to the organisation, the owners may have died before they had a chance to unearth their money.
Of the 147 coins, some of which are just fragments, the tourist found 25 and he has asked for a finder’s fee. An expert is currently assessing how much the discovery is worth.
Tourist found silver coins from the 13th and 14th centuries under an uprooted tree near Plestany 
The place where tourist found silver coins from the 13th and 14th centuries under an uprooted tree near Plestany
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