Unique silver coins with the effigy of Christ sitting in a throne have been discovered in Veliki Preslav - the second capital of the First Bulgarian Kingdom.

The archaeological team came across 50 ancient Venetian and Serbian coins dating back to 13th-14th century. Inscriptions in Greek and Latin reading "dux" (chief) and "rex" (king) are inscribed next to Christ`s image. The reverse of the coin is decorated with the effigies of two saints, in which experts recognize St. Silvester and St. Stefan.

The archaeologists have found the lead ruler`s seal of King Petar (927-967), the son of Simeon the Great (893-927). The excavations continue in the ancient town of Missionis near the town of Targovishte.