Archaeologists Uncover Church Treasure Near Dobrich

Society » ARCHAEOLOGY | September 23, 2014, Tuesday // 13:57
Bulgaria: Archaeologists Uncover Church Treasure Near Dobrich Archive photo. Photo: BGNES

An archaeological expedition uncovered a church treasure of more than 1200 early Byzantine coins near the Dobrich village of Debrene, said the director of the Dobirch history museum Kostadin Kostadinov.

According to the head of the expedition Boyan Totev, this is the first such discovery in Bulgaria. He said the small amphora full of bronze Byzantine coins from the VI c. A.D. was most likely church mite, buried in the ground during an invasion of Slavs or Avars.

The discovery was made on the territory of a small fortress, most likely built in late antiquity around a basilica to protect it. The church itself was built during the late Roman empire and existed till the end of VI c. A.D.

Archaeologist have found late Roman, early Byzantine and old Bulgarian layers, as well as late Roman artifacts.

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Tags: archaeological, church, treasure, coins, bronze, Dobrich, Antiquity, Byzantine, Roman, basilica

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