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.

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 o

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