Three men have been convicted of the theft of hundreds of ancient gold coins from a German museum in 2022 and handed prison ...

A German court has convicted three men of stealing hundreds of coins from a Celtic and Roman museum that are considered to be ...

Comparison coins are shown during a press conference held by the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office regarding arrests made in the Manching gold treasure theft case in Munich, Germany, on July ...

Investigators looking into the theft of hundreds of ancient gold coins from a German museum have found lumps of gold that appear to have resulted from part of the treasure being melted down. AP ...

The bowl-shaped coins, dating back to about 100 B.C., were made from Bohemian river gold and show how the Celtic settlement at Manching had links across Europe, he said.

DNA evidence also linked the men to a string of robberies across both Germany and Austria dating back to 2014.

Thieves Steal Ancient Gold Coins in German Museum Heist The theft played out like the plot of a movie. The artifacts could be worth $1.7 million if sold to dealers — or $260,000 if melted down.

German authorities on Wednesday announced the arrests of four suspects accused of stealing 483 Celtic gold coins, which were estimated to be from the first century, B.C.

The Celtic-Roman Museum is pictured in the evening light, in Manching, Germany, Tuesday Nov. 22, 2022. A huge horde of ancient gold coins dating back to around 100 B.C. has been stolen from ...

German police are appealing for witnesses after thieves broke into a Bavarian museum on Tuesday night and made off with a horde of nearly 500 ancient gold coins worth several million euros.

German news agency dpa reported that in addition to the 483 coins, dating back to around 100 B.C., three other items were stolen from a second display cabinet.

Three men have been convicted in the theft of hundreds of ancient gold coins from a German museum in 2022 and handed prison ...