Looted Artifacts Repatriated to Romania

News April 19, 2018

(Courtesy National Museum of Romanian History)
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Romania Dacian Artifacts Returned
(Courtesy National Museum of Romanian History)

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA—Romania Insider reports that Austria has repatriated a collection of first-century A.D. Dacian coins and bracelets to Romania. The gold and silver artifacts, including more than 450 coins and 18 bracelets, are thought to have been plundered from western Romania’s Orastie Mountains between 2000 and 2001. They were discovered in Austria in 2015. A joint investigation resulted in the convictions of 21 people for the theft. To read about archaeology in the Balkans, go to "Thracian Treasure Chest." 

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