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1,500-year-old gold coins from Byzantine Empire discovered in medieval dwelling in Bulgaria

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Archaeologists in Bulgaria have found five gold coins dating to the time of the emperor Justinian the Great .

The coins were found in August during an archaeological dig in the village of Debnevo in northern Bulgaria .

They were found on the floor of a 10th-century house that had been badly damaged by fire.

The occupants appeared to have abandoned their house following the fire in the 10th century .