The valuable 2,500-year-old Cotofenesti helmet was recovered last month after being stolen from a Dutch museum while it was on loan. The artifact has since been returned to Romania.

The ornate Cotofenesti helmet, which was stolen in January 2025 while on loan to a Dutch museum, was recovered last month. <img alt="Dacian gold items, a 2,500-year-old helmet and wristbands, stolen from a museum in the Netherlands and then recovered by Dutch authorities, are presented during a press conference after being returned, at the National Museum of Romanian History, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, April 21, 2026." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4098x2...