Bronze Statuettes of Dionysus, Eros, Cupid Discovered in Ancient Serdica Ruins in Bulgaria's Capital Sofia

The Roman bronze statuettes of Dionysus (top), Eros (bottom left and right) and Cupid (bottom middle) from the 2nd-3rd century AD discovered in the latest excavations of ancient Serdica in the downtown of Bulgaria's capital Sofia. Photo: ArchaeologyinBulg

Several bronze statuettes depicting ancient deities Dionysus, Eros, and Cupid are among the most intriguing artifacts discovered during the 2017 archaeological excavations of the Ancient Roman city of Serdica in the downtown of today's Bulgarian capital Sofia.

As the digs were still in progress at the end of last fall, the archaeological team hypothesized they may have discovered the 3rd-4th century AD (Late Roman) coin mint of Serdica.

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