Posted on 07/25/2010 6:33:27 PM PDT by Palter
The coins, each weighing 400 milligrams, have markings in Urdu
Ancient gold coins were unearthed at Kottamalam village near Kadambur block in Sathyamangalam taluk on Sunday.
A villager stumbled upon an earthen pot containing the coins numbering 744 when he was cleaning his piece of land along with wife and two grand daughters near his house. It was said that the people in the village shared the treasure.
On hearing the information, Village Administrative Officer alerted the Sathyamangalam Tahsildar.
Along with a team of police personnel, the revenue officials rushed to the village and took possession of the coins, each weighed around 400 milligrams.
The coins, which had markings in Urdu, had been handed over to District Collector R. Sudalaikannan. The officials said that the coins would be sent to archaeologists in Chennai to ascertain their origin.
Ancient gold coins, which were unearthed near Sathyamangalam were handed over to the district officials in Erode on Sunday.
It seems totally wrong and evil to you and I but every country in the world has a government that would do the same thing. How long would our prison term be here for acting as these folkes did?
“Along with a team of police personnel, the revenue officials rushed to the village and took possession of the coins”
That’s a lot of people to carry those coins. Hope no one ruptured a disk.
I come up with about 95ozs and looking at the size of that bowl, it looks about right...
NO WAY would I contact scumbag government if I found a treasure on my property.
This story makes me sick.
744 coins X 400 milligrams per coin = 297,600 milligrams. In my convert program that translates to 10.497 oz's avd.
I don't know how I came up with 6.64 oz's before.
“Yes, tax official. There were 7440....I mean, 744 gold coins that we found.” At least I hope they did that. ;)
“revenue officials”
Who do they think they are, FDR?
The coins look to be in excellent condition.
It was a nice gesture on the family’s part to share with their neighbors.
Well, it’s a guarantee that no more rare valuable artifact finds will ever again be reported.
Was there a rainbow above it?
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