Archaeologists in Rusokastro with the first golden find for this season

The golden coin of Andronicus II and Andronicus III Paleologus (14th century) was discovered during archaeological excavations of the Rusokastro Fortress, which began a week ago. It is preserved in half with an image on one side of the Virgin Mary with the walls and towers of Constantinople, and on the other - Jesus Christ, crowning the two Byzantine emperors.

This is the fourth gold coin discovered in the last years of the Rusokastro fortress and the third of the emperors Andronicus II and Andronicus III Paleologos. It was discovered during the study of the western fortress wall of Rusokastro. A battle tower from the 4th c. that was unknown until now, has been discovered underneath.
The excavations for consecutive year are led by the Regional historical museum of Burgas and are financed by the Municipality of Kameno and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria.

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