Police Raid in Bulgaria Saves Archaeology Treasures
The Bulgarian police recently captured a number of valuable archaeological artefacts and detained a known treasure hunter in an operation in the capital Sofia and the town of Nova Zagora.
In Sofia, after searches of several locations were carried out, the seized items included two ancient ceramic vessels, nine silver Roman coins, an ancient bronze application with a silver image of Medusa and a metal detector.
In Nova Zagora, the police found over 500 ancient coins, jewellery, medallions, ceramic figurines and vessels and a bronze head dating to the ancient Greek, Thracian and Roman periods.
According to national media, a man known to be a treasure hunter and dealer of antiques was detained in Nova Zagora.
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In Sofia, after searches of several locations were carried out, the seized items included two ancient ceramic vessels, nine silver Roman coins, an ancient bronze application with a silver image of Medusa and a metal detector.
In Nova Zagora, the police found over 500 ancient coins, jewellery, medallions, ceramic figurines and vessels and a bronze head dating to the ancient Greek, Thracian and Roman periods.
According to national media, a man known to be a treasure hunter and dealer of antiques was detained in Nova Zagora.