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Ancient gold coins worth 600,000 euros stolen from French museum found in Russia
Russian police and the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) found ancient gold coins at an antique market in Moscow, the Russian Interior Ministry announced.
After working with historical expertise from the Russian State Historical Museum and coordination with Interpol, it was confirmed that the 79 coins were recently stolen from the Museum of Archeology and Art in the Commune of Aix-en-Provence in the southern French city of Aix-en-Provence.
Foreign partners have confirmed the theft of gold coins, including rare ancient coins dating back to the 1st to 5th centuries AD," Russian Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irene Volk said in a statement.
He also said that although the museum guard responsible for the theft was punished, the stolen items have not yet been returned.
The estimated value of the ancient gold coins found is 55 million rubles (607,200 euros), Russian police said.
He also said that the Russian authorities are now in contact with their French colleagues so that these coins can be permanently displayed at the Tskhemi Museum.