[Verginius Rufus]

I guess if it was minted by the rulers of Egypt it belongs to Egypt. I suppose the Israelis will send it to Egypt about the same time the British send the Elgin marbles back to Greece and the Russians send Priam’s treasure to Turkey.

[OldDeckHand]

"I guess if it was minted by the rulers of Egypt it belongs to Egypt"

Here I wasn't even thinking about which country owned it. I was wondering if an individual could lay claim to it. I suppose the salvage rights on land are much different than they are in the open sea. You're probably right, Egypt owns it.

[dsc]

Actually, the Ptolemies were a dynasty set up by Alexander’s general, Ptolemy.

Guess they better send it to Macedon.

[gogogodzilla]

I doubt it.

After all, the Egyptians have yet to pay the back wages (plus interest) for all the labor that they extracted out of their Hebrew slaves back in the day...