A priceless gold 2,500-year-old helmet from Romania, stolen final yr within the Netherlands, has been recovered, in keeping with a Dutch artwork detective.
“It’s wonderful. It’s the perfect information we may have gotten,” Arthur Model stated on Thursday, confirming that the Helmet of Coțofenești had been discovered.
Prosecutors are anticipated to make an official announcement on Thursday.
The artefact was taken in January 2025, when a gang of robbers used firework bombs to interrupt into the Drents Museum within the northern Netherlands earlier than smashing show instances inside.
A polyspiral Dacian gold bracelet. {Photograph}: AP
They escaped with the golden Helmet of Coțofenești and three gold bracelets.
The theft – and subsequent search – made common headlines within the Netherlands and triggered outrage in Romania, the place the gadgets are thought to be nationwide treasures.
The Dutch authorities had put aside €5.7m for a possible payout after the theft.
