For a long time, the museum could not ensure the security and safety of valuable exhibits, so artifacts found during archaeological excavations were stored in a bank. In 2005, the Golden Treasury was established in the Kerch Historical and Cultural Reserve. The jewels were moved to a specially equipped room in the museum building and placed in glass showcases protected by alarms.

In the Golden Treasury, you can see jewelry worn by fashionistas of the early centuries AD, learn about the images on Panticapaean and Bosporan coins, and discover what valuables the inhabitants of ancient Bosporus and medieval Kerch saved for a "rainy day."

Visitors are given a unique opportunity to unravel the mysteries of Bosporan treasures, which occupy a central place in the numismatic section of the exhibition.

Among the exhibits is a unique hoard of electrum coins, kyzikins, minted in the small Asian city of Kyzikos. Also displayed are gold and silver coins of local Bosporan minting, including coins featuring the griffin, which has become a symbol of modern Kerch, as well as coins of great rulers such as Alexander the Great and Mithridates VI Eupator.

The exhibition includes sets of jewelry from the beginning of our era: earrings, necklaces, bracelets, amulet boxes, and buckles. Since ancient times, jewelry has been used not only as adornments but also as protective charms and talismans. This role was fulfilled by carved gem stones. The exhibition showcases part of the collection of gems, which were valued as expensive decorations and used as seals.

Every year, the collection of precious metal items is replenished with new exhibits, including those found during underwater archaeological research.