Log in

View Full Version : Ancient coin discovered in Iran


Robert Bandanza
August 13th, 2006, 05:41 PM
Ancient coin discovered in Iran

Sunday, August 13, 2006 - ©2005 IranMania.com

LONDON, August 13 (IranMania) - A historical coin dating back to the Safavid era was discovered in Yazd, a historical city in Iran, said a police official, IRNA reported.

Yazd Police Commander Colonel Ali-Reza Akbarshahi said the coin, of great historical and cultural value, was taken from a woman who was trying to sell it in the gold market of Yazd.

The woman was arrested and sent to prison, it was learned.

http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp?NewsCode=45013&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs