Romanian caught with 55 coins dating back from 3rd to 20th century: He said he merely carried them

Photo: Customs Administration

At the Djerdap border crossing, customs officers yesterday prevented an attempt to smuggle an entire numismatic collection, which one passenger had packed in the trunk of his car.

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The Customs Administration announced that the violation was discovered when a SEAT with British license plates arrived in the afternoon for the usual exit control.

It was driven by a Romanian citizen who was traveling from Britain to Romania. When asked by the customs officers if he had anything to declare for customs control, he answered that there was nothing.

During a detailed inspection that followed, the passenger took out his personal luggage from the trunk, when the customs officers found an entire numismatic collection in one of the suitcases.

Namely, the passenger packed as many as 55 different metal coins (in sets and individually), dating back from the 3rd to the 20th century, the authenticity and value of which will be determined later, said a statement.

The customs officers realized on the spot that these were coins of various sizes made of different materials, as well as that they dated back to different periods and countries (Germany, Prussia, Israel, Hungary, the US, the Roman Empire...)

After the discovery of the collection, the traveler stated that its value is not great, that his brother had bought it on the internet, and that he was merely carrying them without knowing that he had to report them.

The Customs Administration said that, considering that he is a foreign citizen, a misdemeanor court conducted an urgent procedure and made a decision to fine the smuggler, as well as to permanently confiscate his numismatic collection, which he had failed to report.

(Telegraf.rs)