- Silver .999
- Partially gold-plated
Sevt III
2008 · 10 leva · Bulgarian National Bank
Specifications
- Metal
- Silver 999/1000 partially gold-plated
- Weight
- 20 g
- Fine silver content
- 19.98 g (0.6424 oz t)
- Diameter
- 40 mm
- Quality
- Proof
- Official mintage
- 8,000
- Year of issue
- 2008
- Series
- Treasures of Bulgaria
- Designer
- Elena Todorova and Todor Todorov
- Minted by
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Catalogue no.
- BC-2008-14
- Issue price
- 60.00 лв
- ≈ €30.68 · BNB, 2008
- Market value (asking prices)
- €235.00
- median asking price of 4 listings, €140.00 – €270.00 · Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Melt value
- €32.57
- Ag spot €50.70/oz · Oct 2026
Market prices – asking prices
Asking prices on Balkan Auction, 19 Oct 2026
- Ungraded coins
- €140.00 – €270.00
- median asking price €235.00 · 4 listings
- Graded (PCGS, NGC…)
- €230.00
- median asking price €230.00 · 1 listing
Sample listings
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What if you had bought it at issue?
- Issue price (BNB, 2008)
- €30.68
- Asking price now (median)
- €235.00
- Change in value
- €204.32
- Total return
- +666%
- Compounded yearly return
- +11.8%a year, over 18.3 years
Quick calculator
Indicative only: the current price is the median of asking prices on Balkan Auction on 19 Oct 2026, not a sale price; fees, taxes and condition are not included.
Relative rarity
6/10 · Scarce
How we calculate it
The score starts from the mintage on a logarithmic scale (500 coins or fewer = 10, ten million = 1). Coins of the Principality and the Kingdom that circulated get extra points, because much of that silver and gold was melted down and many coins were lost in the wars and withdrawn in 1952. Modern commemorative coins lose a point, since almost all of them survive in collections. Finally we look at how often the coin is offered on Balkan Auction: frequent offers lower the score.
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Obverse
The obverse of the coin features the logo of the Bulgarian National Bank in the inner circle, with the year ‘1879’ written on the ribbon and the nominal value of the coin ‘10 ЛЕВА’ (10 levs). In circumference in the outer circle is the wording ‘БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА’ and the year of issue ‘2008’.
Reverse
The reverse of the coin features the image of the bronze head of the Thracian king Sevt III found in 2004 near Kazanlak. In circumference in the outer circle there is the text ‘СЪКРОВИЩАТА НА БЪЛГАРИЯ’ (‘TREASURES OF BULGARIA’) and below it – ‘СЕВТ ІІІ’ (‘SEVT III’).
Edge & packaging
Flat edge. Issued in a protective capsule with an information leaflet. The BNB advises keeping the capsule closed.
Image: The bronze head of Seuthes III from the Golyama Kosmatka tumulus, National Archaeological Museum · Ann Wuyts, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
About this coin
Sevt III
A 10 leva silver coin issued by the Bulgarian National Bank in 2008, part of the Treasures of Bulgaria series. 8,000 pieces were minted in Sofia, Bulgaria, to a design by Elena Todorova and Todor Todorov.
Sources: BNB coin page · BNB register and prices · market listing 1
