NUMISMATICS AND FORENSICS: OPERATION DACIAN GOLD THE HOARD GRĂDIŞTEA DE MUNTE – ‘TIMIŞOARA AIRPORT’
NUMISMATICS AND FORENSICS: OPERATION DACIAN GOLD THE HOARD GRĂDIŞTEA DE MUNTE – ‘TIMIŞOARA AIRPORT’
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https://doi.org/10.14795/jaha.12.3.2025.1383Keywords:
hoard, numismatic and forensic evidence, Sarmizegetusa Regia, traffickingAbstract
The present study integrates forensic and numismatic data to establish the provenance of one of the numerous hoards being illicitly trafficked from Romania for sale on the antiquities black market.
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