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An amateur diver scuba diving beneath the waters of the Bay of Tallinn, Estonia, last month found an antique merchant’s chest that sunk around eight centuries ago.

The Estonia diver was exploring the bay’s underwater beauties last August when he came across a mysterious-looking chest lying among the rocks, not very far from Tallinn’s waterfront, at an exact depth of seven metres.

Andrey Ossiptshuk found the peculiar long-lost treasure during his recreational scuba diving hol

idays in the Baltic region, Estonia’s national broadcasting corporation reported.

The interior of the chest contained yellow brass scales, several leather knife sheathes, a set of tin weights, knife handles and various 13th-century coins. All true relics from a long gone era.

And this particular find happens to be a very original treasure, as revealed by Maili Roio, an advisor at the Heritage Board who said the chest was very unique and amazingly well preserved.

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