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.
"We do not want to leave our cultural and historical heritage to chance," Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandukova said, explaining why the city has invested in archaeological digs.
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The coins, which bear images of different emperors and prominent women of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty, will go on display at the Museum of Sofia History when it opens Sept. 17.
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