Navodeći izvore grčke policije, list New York Times u subotu je izvijestio da je pogrebni vijenac, ukrašen zlatnim lišćem i grančicama, iskopan 1990. od strane jednog farmera u blizini Serresa na sjeveru Grčke.
Citing Greek police sources, The New York Times reported on Sunday that the funerary wreath, decorated with solid gold leaves and twigs, was dug up by a farmer in 1990 near Serres, in northern Greece.