Helmet of Coțofenești

Helmet of Coțofenești
MaterialElectrum (gold-silver-copper alloy)
Createdbetween 450–400 BC
DiscoveredLate 1920s
Coțofenești, Vărbilău, Prahova County, Romania
Present locationUnknown (after 2025 theft)

The Golden Helmet of Coțofenești (Romanian: [kotsofeˈneʃti]) is a Geto-Dacian helmet made of electrum (a natural gold-silver-copper alloy) dating from the second half of the 5th century BC. Discovered in the Romanian village of Coțofenești, it was exhibited at the National History Museum of Romania in Bucharest before being stolen in 2025 during a robbery at the Drents Museum in Assen, the Netherlands, where it was being displayed as part of a travelling exhibition. Its current whereabouts and condition remain unknown.

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