Thieves stole ancient gold coins from museum 'by cutting power to entire town'

  • 📰 MetroUK
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 82%

United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines

In a series of events that sound ripped from a movie script, thieves in Germany managed to steal a hoard of ancient gold coins from a museum by cutting power to the entire town of Manching.

Bavaria’s minister of science and arts, Markus Blume, told public broadcaster BR: ‘It’s clear that you don’t simply march into a museum and take this treasure with you.

Authorities fear the treasure, worth millions of euros, could be melted down, meaning the bowl-shaped coins would be lost to science.A broken window at the Celtic and Roman museum in Manching ‘The museum is actually a high-security location. But all the connections to the police were severed.’ The coins, dating back to 100BC and weighing around 4kg in total, were discovered in 1999 during excavations of an ancient settlement nearby.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 13. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Celtic star accused of careless drivingThe charge says he was driving while operating a mobile phone in his hands and swerved over the carriageway on Nitshill Road.
Source: Glasgow_Times - 🏆 76. / 59 Read more »

Celtic fan attacked Motherwell supporters during train station brawlRegan Aird, 22, pushed and punched opposition fans at Glasgow's Dalmarnock train station on January 10, 2019.
Source: Glasgow_Times - 🏆 76. / 59 Read more »

Thieves caught leaving retail park with £550 worth of stolen goods in carTwo suspects were arrested at the scene CCTV brought to you by etch a sketch 😡
Source: MENnewsdesk - 🏆 23. / 69 Read more »

Glasgow cops warn about PayPal scam as thieves look to steal moneyGlasgow cops said scammers are using PayPal's money request service to steal money from users.
Source: Glasgow_Times - 🏆 76. / 59 Read more »

‘Tis the Season for Package Thefts, Cambridge Police WarnWith the holiday shopping season about to hit full swing, Cambridge police are reminding residents to protect themselves against potential package thieves. Police said they expect package thefts to increase in the coming weeks, and noted that the lower half of their city has seen the most of these types of crimes, with 34 reported in The Port neighborhood through…
Source: NECN - 🏆 20. / 71 Read more »

'Fake’ Roman emperor proved real by ancient coins that turn out to be genuineAncient Roman coins long thought to be forgeries after being discovered over 300 years ago are almost certainly genuine after all, suggests a new study.
Source: MetroUK - 🏆 13. / 82 Read more »