The Celtic coin collections from Bulgarian museums. Part 1 - Lovech region: http://balkancelts.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/celtic-coins-in-bulgarian-museums-1-lovech-region/
Interesting presentation, thank you! While I am not really "into" Celtic coins, the article - text and images - sure makes the subject interesting. The reluctance of the National Archaeological Institute/Museum, when it comes to making its collection available to numismatic research, is certainly saddening: "Under the care of the NAIM, access to information for some 600,000 coins is sealed." We are currently discussing a case of attempted coin smuggle from Bulgaria to Spain here: http://www.cointalk.com/t210597/ And while I think that, in such cases of looting and smuggling, the government should take appropriate legal action, it would be quite relieving to know that the confiscated coins will then be available to research and maybe the general public. If that is not the case ... Christian
If u read the article, you will see that is actually what is happening! - http://balkancelts.wordpress.com/2012/07/27/celtic-coins-in-bulgarian-museums-1-lovech-region/
I see Bulgaria hording thousands if coins without any reason, and the pictures clearly demonstrate this and uphold that opinion. And I'm sure that is just the tip of the iceberg. To me, this is a serious assault on civilization if not a crime against humanity. There is not a thing in that article that could not be done if every coin they had was in private hands. It is not the possession of thousands of coins which establish Celtic history in this geographic area (which is frankly well known and obvious from the historical accounts), but the careful archeological documentation from investigations, site digs and the historical investigation of facts by historians which preserver the past and reveal truth.
