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The Lohe Hoard

In the autumn of 1937, five workers were renovating a basement in Stockholm’s Old Town. One morning, they found something hidden under the floor: a hoard of over 18,000 coins and silver artefacts dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries – the largest silver hoard ever found in Sweden. It had belonged to the wealthy Lohe trading family.

Stockholm, Hagen, Lucas van der, 1733
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  Stockholm, Hagen, Lucas van der, 1733

Stockholm, Wittkopf, Rudolf, 1703
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  Stockholm, Wittkopf, Rudolf, 1703

Wittkopf, Rudolf, 1704
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  Wittkopf, Rudolf, 1704

Stockholm, Falck, Arvid Nilsson, 1667
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  Stockholm, Falck, Arvid Nilsson, 1667

Nyköping, Petri, Henning, 1690
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  Nyköping, Petri, Henning, 1690

Stockholm, Schenck, Johan, 1709
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  Stockholm, Schenck, Johan, 1709

Malthow, Anders Wilhelm, 1704

  Malthow, Anders Wilhelm, 1704

Stockholm, Hagen, Lucas van der, 1733

  Stockholm, Hagen, Lucas van der, 1733