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Time of India
12-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Man finds hidden treasure of priceless coins during walk: Here's what happened next
What are the odds that you head out for a relaxing walk and stumble across a buried fortune? That's exactly what happened to , a who unearthed a massive hoard of in a quiet field near the village of Letca Veche. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Speaking to Fox News Digital, Mangeac confirmed the incredible find: 1,469 , buried for centuries beneath the soil of southern Romania. In a Facebook group post, Mangeac described the moment his ordinary day took a dramatic turn. 'On a beautiful Saturday that didn't foreshadow anything of what was to come. I took my detector and went out alone, as I often do, for exercise and to relax in the fields and forests,' he wrote. The post was translated from Romanian to English. 'I didn't think this day would surprise me and bring me face to face with history.' Credit: Facebook/Marius Mangeac His metal detector began to beep rapidly, alerting him to something hidden beneath the surface. As he dug into the earth, he uncovered coin after coin—an entire hoard. Mangeac described the moment as surreal: 'My heart [was] beating quite hard. [I] even thought about pinching myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming.' Staring at the gleaming trove of coins, he found himself filled with questions: 'Whose were these coins, and what were they intended for?' Mangeac estimated the coins to be around 2,000 years old. Over the next two days, he meticulously photographed the entire collection before handing it over to the local town hall in Letca Nouă, following Romania's legal requirements for such discoveries. Credit: Facebook/Marius Mangeac 'I hope that one day I can take my child to the museum and explain to him how I was lucky enough to discover a page of our people's history,' Mangeac told Fox News Digital. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now His discovery comes just weeks after another major treasure was found in Breaza, Transylvania, by a pair of metal detectorists. That earlier find dated back to the Dacians, who fought against the Roman Empire in the second century A.D., further enriching Romania's deep archaeological legacy.
Hindustan Times
12-05-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Man stumbles upon 1,469 Roman silver coins valued at over ₹50 lakh while out for nature walk
What started as an ordinary spring Saturday turned into a day of historic discovery for Marius Mangeac, a metal detector enthusiast from Romania. While exploring a field near the village of Letca Veche, located in the country's southern region, Mangeac unearthed a hoard of 1,469 Roman silver coins. Speaking to Fox News, Mangeac shared that he had gone out alone, as he often does, to enjoy some exercise and solitude in nature. 'I took my detector and went out alone, as I often do, for exercise and to relax in the fields and forests,' he wrote in a translated Facebook post. He said it was 'a beautiful Saturday that didn't foreshadow anything of what was to come,' adding, 'I didn't think this day would surprise me and bring me face to face with history.' Also read: 'Can someone explain why nobody has change in India?' Tourist's quip sparks conversation on UPI dominance As he swept the ground with his detector, it suddenly began to beep. Beneath the soil, he discovered the large stash of silver denarii. 'My heart was beating quite hard,' Mangeac recalled, adding, 'I even thought about pinching myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming.' Mangeac estimated the coins to be at least 2,000 years old. After spending two days carefully photographing the discovery, he handed the treasure over to the town hall in Letca Nouă. Reflecting on the experience, Mangeac said, 'I hope that one day I can take my child to the museum and explain to him how I was lucky enough to discover a page of our people's history.' The incident follows another recent find in Romania, where a pair of detectorists in the commune of Breaza in Transylvania discovered a separate cache of ancient treasure dating back to the Dacians—a civilization that fought unsuccessfully against the Roman Empire in the second century A.D. Although the exact value of Mangeac's find has not been officially confirmed, similar Roman silver coins can fetch between ₹1,500 and ₹4,000 each in the collector's market, making the hoard potentially worth over ₹50 lakh, according to the outlet. Also read: New York woman says she found dead rat in salad after eating 'two-thirds' of meal; restaurant denies claim
New York Post
11-05-2025
- Science
- New York Post
Man stumbles across hoard of priceless coins while out for nature walk: ‘Face to face with history'
Advertisement An ordinary spring day quickly became extraordinary after a nature-loving metal detectorist unearthed a cache of ancient treasure. Marius Mangeac confirmed the discovery to Fox News Digital. He said he found the hoard in a field near Letca Veche, a small village in southern Romania. In a Facebook group, Mangeac said that he found the coins 'on a beautiful Saturday that didn't foreshadow anything of what was to come.' 'I took my detector and went out alone, as I often do, for exercise and to relax in the fields and forests,' he wrote in his post, which was translated from Romanian to English. Advertisement 'I didn't think this day would surprise me and bring me face to face with history.' But suddenly his metal detector began beeping – and soon, Mangeac was looking at a hoard of 1,469 Roman coins. Seeing the silver denarii, Mangeac said that his heart '[was] beating quite hard.' '[I] even thought about pinching myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming,' the hobbyist said. Advertisement 6 Romanian man Marius Mangeac discovered a trove of ancient coins while out for a walk with his metal detector. Marius Mangeac/Facebook 6 The discovery was made in a field near the village of Letca Veche. Marius Mangeac/Facebook 6 Mangeac found 1,469 Roman coins. Marius Mangeac/Facebook 'Whose were these coins, and what were they intended for?' Advertisement Speaking to Fox News Digital, Mangeac estimated that the coins are at least 2,000 years old. After two strenuous days of photographing the coins, he handed them over to the town hall in Letca Nouă. 6 The coins are an estimated 2,000 years old. Marius Mangeac/Facebook 6 The front of one of the Roman coins. Marius Mangeac/Facebook 6 Mangeac gave the coins to the town hall. Marius Mangeac/Facebook The metal detectorist concluded, 'I hope that one day I can take my child to the museum and explain to him how I was lucky enough to discover a page of our people's history.' Mangeac's discovery comes weeks after a pair of metal detectorists found ancient treasure in the Romanian commune of Breaza in Transylvania. The treasure dated back to the Dacians, who unsuccessfully warred against the Roman Empire in the second century A.D.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Metal Detectorists Found a Jackpot Stash of Ancient Silver Treasure
Metal detectorists in modern-day Romania discovered a stash of silver treasure from around 500 B.C. The silver treasure included six ornamental pieces, all designed as fashion accessories. Likely belonging to an elite member of the community, it's the first local find from an ancient people group known as the Dacian. The discovery of a silver treasure hoard—this one unearthed by metal detectorists—has shed a sparkling light on just how richly adorned the Dacian elite once were. What is now modern-day Romania was once ruled by a people group known as the Dacians, who were prominent from around 500 B.C. into the first century A.D. This spring (according to a translated statement from the Museum of Mures County posted by the Breaza Mures Municipality City Hall), metal detectorists Moldovan Dionisie-Aurel and Zahan Sebastian-Adrian scoured an area around the town of Breaza in central Romania, and uncovered a cache of six silver ornamental pieces that date to the Dacian people. This is the first find of Dacian treasure in Breaza, and it doesn't disappoint. The haul included a bracelet made of a circular silver bar with slightly widened ends and plant-like motif decorations, a matching pair of two knotted brooches without decoration (but with an elongated plate and a spring), a smaller brooch with four knobs, a neck chain with a looped link holding three nail-like pendants, a waist belt made up of oval plates attached alternately with a series of links, and a rectangular plate that likely attached to the belt, the last of which would likely have been decorated with a series of solar motifs showing the role the Sun played in ancient Dacian culture. In total, the treasure weighs 19 ounces and 'represented an important symbol of the owner's social status,' museum archaeologist Daniel Cioata wrote. He added that the items would have been worn by a prominent member of the Dacian aristocracy on various special occasions, but it's 'difficult to say whether it was a man or a woman.' Either way, they would have shined in silver. The buried silver didn't offer up many clues as to why it was placed where it was to begin with—as Cioata said, it could have been an offering to a deity, or simply never retrieved after the owner hid it away. This find opens up the possibility for further Dacian discoveries in and around the town of Breaza. 'We hope that through field research in the coming period,' Cioata said, 'the Dacian settlement or even the fortification in the area will be identified.' Plans are now in place to document and further study the silver hoard, which the Mures County Museum will exhibit. 'These historical artifacts,' the city said in a statement, 'remind us of the cultural heritage and importance of our region in the history of Dacia.' You Might Also Like The Do's and Don'ts of Using Painter's Tape The Best Portable BBQ Grills for Cooking Anywhere Can a Smart Watch Prolong Your Life?
Fox News
15-04-2025
- Fox News
Ancient treasure found by metal detectorists in 'important' and legendary region
Two metal detectorists recently came across millennia-old treasure in a small European village. The discovery was made this spring in the Romanian commune of Breaza, Mureș County, which is located in Transylvania. Transylvania is famous for being the setting of Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula," as well as its connection to the brutal leader Vlad the Impaler. But the recent archaeological discovery was far from frightening. In a Facebook post, the Breaza Mures Municipality City Hall wrote that two finders named Dionisie-Aurel Moldovan and Sebastian-Adrian Zăhan came across the treasure, which dates back to the Dacians. The Dacians settled in present-day Romania in the 1st millennium B.C. The group unsuccessfully warred against the Roman Empire in the second century A.D., and Dacia became a Roman province in 106 A.D. Pictures show various silver artifacts that have been tarnished with age. In a statement, Romanian officials said the ancient adornments included two fibulae, or brooches, and one bracelet. The metal detectorists also found a smaller fibula, a neck chain with three pendant-like pins and a belt made of oval plates connected by a series of rings. Officials also identified a rectangular silver plate "decorated with a series of solar motifs," which also likely belonged to the belt. The Facebook post noted that the silver was "worn by a prominent member of the Dacian aristocracy on various special occasions," but officials are unsure whether the stash belonged to a man or a woman. The total weight of the silver was roughly 1.2 pounds. "The treasure, weighing approximately 550 grams, represented an important symbol of the social status of its owner," the translated statement read. "Its burial in the ground can be interpreted as an offering made to an unknown deity or merely as a hiding place during a difficult period in the life of [the owner]." The treasure is currently in the care of Mureș County Museum, where the artifacts will continue to be studied. The discovery delighted local officials, who said they were deeply proud of their local history. "These historical artifacts remind us of the cultural heritage and importance of our region in the history of Dacia," the post concluded. "This discovery honors and encourages us to proudly protect and promote our heritage."
