Three men have been convicted of the theft of hundreds of ancient gold coins from a German museum in 2022 and handed prison sentences ranging up to 11 years.

DNA evidence also linked the men to a string of robberies across both Germany and Austria dating back to 2014.

Four men have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from four years and nine months to 11 years after the theft of the gold treasure from the Celtic-Roman Museum in the southern Gwerman town of Manching.

Three men have been convicted in the theft of hundreds of ancient gold coins from a German museum in 2022 and handed prison sentences ranging up to 11 years

A German court has convicted three men of stealing hundreds of coins from a Celtic and Roman museum that are considered to be part of the biggest trove of Celtic gold found in the 20th century.View on