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One of the eight treasures of the Sasanian king Khosrow II. Heirloom Seal of the Realm. Confirmed. circa 960. —. Imperial Seal of China created by Emperor Qin Shi Huang, lost after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in the 10th century. Egill Skallagrímsson 's silver. Legend. circa 990-995.
The Secret is a treasure hunt created by Byron Preiss. The hunt involves a search for twelve treasure boxes, the clues to which were provided in a book written by Preiss in 1982, also called The Secret. These boxes were buried at secret locations in cities across the United States and Canada that symbolically represent events and peoples that ...
Montezuma's treasure. Montezuma's treasure is a legendary buried treasure said to be located in the Casa Grande ruins or elsewhere in the Southwestern United States and Mexico. [1] The legend is one of many treasure stories in American folklore. Thomas Penfield wrote, "There is not the slimmest thread of reality in this story which is common ...
The Great Kentucky Hoard is a hoard of more than 700 gold coins unearthed in an undisclosed part of Kentucky, United States, in the 2020s by a man on his own land. The finder of the hoard has remained anonymous. There were a total of more 800 Civil War –era coins, of which over 700 were gold coins. The Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC), a ...
Common to all the lost mine legends is the idea of a valuable and mysterious resource being lost to history. Some lost mine legends have a historical basis, and some have none. Regardless, the lure of these legends is attested by the many books on the subject, and the popularity of publications such as Lost Treasure magazine.
Legend. Adams, for whom the legend became known and whose first name is lost to history, was born in Rochester, New York, on July 10, 1829. [2] In August 1864 he was journeying in his wagon from Los Angeles to Tucson. [3] After Apaches set his wagon on fire, Adams drove a dozen saved horses towards Sacaton, Arizona, with the hope to sell them.
Fenn treasure. The Fenn Treasure was a cache of gold and jewels that Forrest Fenn, an art dealer and author from Santa Fe, New Mexico, [1] hid in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. [2] It was found approximately a decade later in 2020 [3] in Wyoming by an anonymous treasure hunter later revealed to be former journalist and medical ...
Victorio Peak treasure. Categories: Treasure by country. Wealth in the United States. Archaeology of the United States.