Prison Inmates Find Hoard of 7,000 Ottoman Silver Coins Hidden in 2 Treasure Pots in Bulgaria’s Pleven
A hoard of over 7,000 silver coins minted by the Ottoman Empire and hidden in two treasure pots has been discovered by accident by inmates from the prison in the city of Pleven in Northern Bulgaria.
A hoard of over 7,000 silver coins minted by the Ottoman Empire and hidden in two treasure pots has been discovered by accident by inmates from the prison in the city of Pleven in Northern Bulgaria.The Ottoman coin hoard with the two broken treasure pots was stumbled upon on November 9, 2018, by prisoners during agricultural work on land owned by the Pleven Prison.
The newly discovered silver treasure, which is believed to have been buried in the ground in the 19th century, was formally presented to the media by the Pleven Regional Museum of History on November 19, 2018. The 7,046 Ottoman Turkish silver coins in question are of the so called akces, the main monetary unit of the Ottoman Empire. They weigh a combined total of 8.345 kilograms, and are to be thorough examined by numismatists, and to undergo detailed conservation and
restoration.
Ob sie das vielleicht beim Graben eines Ausbruchtunnels gefunden haben? 
Quelle: http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2018/11/19/pri…lgarias-pleven/
