Mar 13 2009
13th Century silver coins found in New Delhi
I came across this while surfing the news. Workers who were digging a drain found 62 silver coins buried in the ground. The coins have initially been identified as 13th century Arab coins from the Delhi Sultanate era, from 1206 to 1526.
The workers who discovered them didn’t report the find to authorities… at first. They divided them up amongst themselves, but apparently some were not happy with their share and reported the find to authorities. The coins were confiscated and a team from the Archeological Survey of India is expected in the area today to examine the coins.
You can read the article here at: news.cn
This is an awesome find. I’m sad but not surprised that the coins were not reported at first, but I’m glad they were recovered. It’s another link to the history of the region and that’s priceless. I admit I get a thrill whenever I dig up a find, but anything of historical significance shouldn’t be hidden away, it should be shared with the world. How else will we learn about our past?
Liz
