Valuable Archarological Finds Were Discovered Near Troyan

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During archaeological work this summer at the ancient Roman fortress of Sostra near the Bulgarian town of Troyan, three residential buildings dating back to the lll-lV century and used by the Roman military were discovered, reported the Bulgarian National Television.

Precious silver, bronze and copper coins and a very rare find – a measure used to weight gold coins were found too.

The coins date from the times of Emperor Trajan’s rule ( 98 to 117 AD) and from a later period to the beginning of the 5th century archaeologists reported.  

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