The Medieval Bulgarian Empire was conquered by the invading Ottoman Turks at the end of the 14th century. This could explain how the coins ended up in the country.

PLEVEN, BULGARIA—Archaeology in Bulgaria reports that inmates discovered two pots filled with silver coins dating to the Ottoman Empire on the grounds of Pleven Prison, which is located in ...

The other set of really intriguing and rare coins discovered by the Bulgarian archaeologists during the2015 summer excavations of the Kastritsi Fortress is made up of coins of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I ...

A gold coin unearthed 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, according to archaeologists.

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Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov has revealed that new archaeological findings suggest Bulgaria fell under Ottoman control between 1420 and 1422, rather than the commonly accepted date of 1396, BTA reported.

World, Culture, Europe Ottoman legacy in Bulgaria cries for help Many Ottoman mosques, baths in Plovdiv city need restoration 02.02.2019 - Update : 03.02.2019 ...

The Archaeological committee, which examined the coins approved its authenticity and confirmed that it dates back to the Ottoman era and it is made of gold.