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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) --- Coins and bracelets from the 1st century that were looted from western Romania years ago and smuggled out of the country were put on display Thursday after a joint investigation with Austria brought them back home. The treasureAncient coins, bracelets looted from Romania return home
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) --- Coins and bracelets from the 1st century that were looted from western Romania years ago and smuggled out of the country were put on display Thursday after a joint investigation with Austria brought them back home. The treasure trove of gold and silver artifacts, stolen between 2000 and 2001, was presented at Romania's National History Museum. The items were found in Austria in 2015 and returned following a cross-border investigation. The artifacts --- 473 coins and 18 bracelets --- were taken from archaeological sites in the Orastie Mountains that had been inhabited by Dacians, who fought against the Romans in the early 2nd century. General Prose...Keep on reading: Ancient coins, bracelets looted from Romania return home Read more