Numismatics Hall

In the Numismatics Hall, one can see coins that were minted and circulated during different historical periods. These coins illustrate some of the main characteristics of the socio-political formations that existed in the past on the territory of present-day Bulgaria. These include the level of commodity-money relations, the degree of development of domestic and foreign trade contacts, the type of dominant political institutions and the characteristic features of the visual arts during the particular era.

On display are selected individual specimens as well as coin treasures from ancient, medieval and late medieval coins. They illustrate the great diversity of ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Bulgarian medieval, Ottoman and European coins that circulated in what is now Bulgaria for nearly two and a half millennia, from the 6th century BC to the 19th century AD. These valuable numismatic materials, as important historical sources, serve as a basis for numerous and diverse scientific studies in the fields of history, archeology, numismatics, etc.