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The 149 Coins of the Treasury of Villanueva Are Stolen From the Archaeological Museum of Badajoz

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Several individuals have entered to rob the Archaeological Museum of Badajoz on Saturday 25 April a little before 06.00 hours, according to the newspaper Hoy . The assailants allegedly forced the gate of a window located in the back to enter the building and take the booty.The authors of the robbery have allegedly taken away the 149 coins of the Treasury of Villanueva de la Serena, as collected by the media cited. Afterwards, it is believed that…

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After forcing a fence and breaking the display cabinet where the coins were

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The robbers accessed the building from the back to remove the gold pieces minted between 1772 and 1822, and which appeared in 1987 during some works, after violently breaking the exhibitorThe 'Tesoro de Villanueva' will be exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Badajoz The Provincial Archaeological Museum of Badajoz has suffered this morning the theft of 149 coins from the well-known Treasure of Villanueva de la Serena, after forcing a gate a…

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The robbers forced a gate of the compound in Extremadura at dawn to take away this valuable historical complex coined between 1772 and 1822.

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Several individuals have entered to rob the Archaeological Museum of Badajoz on Saturday 25 April a little before 06.00 hours, according to the newspaper Hoy . The assailants allegedly forced the gate of a window located in the back to enter the building and take the booty.The authors of the robbery have allegedly taken away the 149 coins of the Treasury of Villanueva de la Serena, as collected by the media cited. Afterwards, it is believed that…

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The Provincial Archaeological Museum of Badajoz has suffered this Saturday morning the theft of 149 coins from the well-known Treasure of Villanueva de la Serena, after forcing a gate and...

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The delegate of the government in Extremadura, José Luis Quintana, reported this Sunday that there are no images available of the theft of the 149 coins that make up the Treasury of Villanueva. The theft has taken place in the Archaeological Museum of Badajoz and, at the moment, there are no clues about the authors. Quintana has explained the situation in statements to the media: "We do not have images of who the thieves have been and we are wor…

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El Mundo broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
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