Archaeologists discover buried treasure in middle of Bulgarian capital

Sofia excavation site
(Image credit: Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty Images)

Archaeologists found a haul of buried treasure in Bulgaria's capital city Friday, Bulgarian outlet The Sofia Globe reports.

Excavations under Sofia's Sveta Nedelya square yielded 2,976 Roman-era silver coins in a single clay pot, reportedly making the discovery the largest of its kind in the city.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.