The robbery of the century has been committed in Germany. This is how the German media evaluate the disappearance of ancient gold coins from the Celtic-Roman Museum in the Bavarian community of Manching. Thieves took 483 coins found in 1999 during excavations near Manching. There was a fortress of the Celts of the Roman Empire period.
The coins are dated by historians to around 100 BC. They are well preserved. Experts say they are invaluable. The museum insured them for 1.6 million euros.
The theft was committed on the night of November 22. The criminals managed to get into the museum by deceiving the alarm in some way. The thieves stayed inside for 9 minutes. This was enough for them to pick up gold coins with a total weight of 4 kg and three more exhibits and disappear.
The police are sure that professionals acted.
Bavarian Minister of Science and Art Markus Bloom called the theft a disaster. He agrees with the police.
This is not the first time gold coins have been stolen in Germany. In March 2017, a 100 kg coin was stolen from the Bode Museum in Berlin! It was minted by the Royal Canadian Mint. The production of the “Big Maple Leaf” with the image of Elizabeth II took almost 4 million euros worth of gold. The thieves were caught, but the coin itself has not been found so far.
Exactly three years ago, unknown people broke into the Green Arch treasury in Dresden and stole three sets of jewelry with diamonds, rubies, emeralds and other precious stones. A collection of coins was also stolen. The cost of the stolen is estimated at about a billion euros.
The criminals set fire to the transformer, which led to the disconnection of the alarm, dusted the iron bars on the window and entered the museum. In January 2022, six defendants were in the dock. All of them were members of the Berlin crime family. Jewelry and coins have not yet been found.
Source: Fakty
