Gold coin found at fortress site

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Medieval gold coin unearthed in ruined fortress in Bulgaria may depict Byzantine emperor

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A gold coin found at the site of a medieval fortress in Bulgaria indicates the wealth of the people who lived there during the early years of Ottoman Turkish rule.

The coin shows two figures on one side, one of whom is dressed in the distinctive robes of a Byzantine emperor.

It appears to be from the Byzantine Empire , and other coins like it are sometimes attributed to the Latin Empire .

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