Local finds largest Geto-Dacian coin treasure in Romania, receives reward from PM
Paul Croitoru, the Romanian who recently found the largest treasure of Geto-Dacian coins in the country, received from Prime Minister Victor Ponta a diploma and RON 10,000 (over EUR 2,200) as a reward, reports local Gandul.info. The…
Irina Marica · Journalist
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Paul Croitoru, the Romanian who recently found the largest treasure of Geto-Dacian coins in the country, received from Prime Minister Victor Ponta a diploma and RON 10,000 (over EUR 2,200) as a reward, reports local Gandul.info. The treasure, estimated to be 2,400 years old, consists of 309 Geto-Dacian silver coins and 40 fragments of coins, also made of silver. Croitoru discovered the coins near Cacica commune in Suceava county, using a metal detector. After the discovery, he announced the police and handed the items to the Bucovina Museum. Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com
