500 Lei History of Gold - Treasure of Pietroasa - two medium gold clips

The Treasure of Pietroasa — discovered in 1837 near Buzău by two quarry workers who promptly broke apart several pieces before authorities intervened — is one of the most significant late Roman-period Gothic hoards ever found. The original cache of 22 gold objects was reduced to 12 surviving pieces through that initial damage and subsequent theft during the 1875 Paris Exposition, from which some items were recovered broken. The two torcque-like polyhedral clips this coin commemorates are among the hoard's more portable and least damaged survivors.