'Ukrainian Border Guards Stop Attempt to Smuggle Ancient Greek Coins to Bulgaria',
BGNES
14.12.2025
Ukrainian border guards have stopped an attempt to smuggle ancient Greek coins out of the country to Bulgaria,
The bronze coins, believed to date from approximately the 4th to the 2nd centuries BC, were discovered by officers of the Izmail Border Guard Detachment at a border crossing point. According to the authorities, a Ukrainian woman traveling to Bulgaria attempted to transport the artifacts concealed among her personal belongings.
The woman did not possess the necessary permits required for the cross-border transportation of cultural or historical objects. The collection has been seized pending a court decision.
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Just so you know, of the three coins shown in the original article, all supposedly 4th/2nd c BC, two are 11th century Byzantine.
Thanks, they are very dark and unclear, but I could see that in the case of two of them (and the one in the middle?) which is why I did not use it. It could be stock images (as is often the case) and not the actual coins seized. Also the minting places given in the text sound made up, I am guessing that in fact the actual coins she had are more likely to have been Black Sea N. coast issues.
Isn't the middle one a coin with a dolphin reverse and a horizontal inscription below? But I don't recognise it immediately, and the obverse seems to have radiate rays around a head... or is it my eyes?
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