WebAncient weights seized during the search of a home in Afula, July 7, 2022. (Yoli Schwartz/IAA) Ancient silver coins seized during the search of a home in Afula, July 7, 2022.
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WebAn Afula resident is suspected of illegal trade and illegally excavating antiquities at archaeological sites, causing untold damage, and the use of a metal detector to discover thousands of gold,
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WebFeb 18, 2023 · Police arrested a man and a woman on Saturday after discovering ancient coins from the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic times in their house. The two suspects were detained inside an archaeological site in Drama, where the man, aged 73, was operating a metal detector, while his 68-year-old wife was carrying digging tools, police …
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WebSep 12, 2020 · TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently seized several ancient relics from the home of an illegal excavator in northern Iran. And the objects are estimated to date back to the Parthian and early Islamic eras.
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WebDec 23, 2022 · On December 21, the ancient coins were passed on to the Greek Consul General in Chicago, Emmanuel Koubarakis, during a ceremony at the Homeland Security Investigations office in Lombard, Illinois. The coins were discovered by customs officers in two separate packages that were sent from Austria.
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WebJan 28, 2020 · The IAA's investigators identified coins from the Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods, representing about 2000 years of history. According to Dr. Eitan Klein, the Theft Prevention Unit's deputy director, coins are of particular scientific value because they can be used to date antiquities sites with great accuracy.
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WebFeb 19, 2021 · Associated Press. BELLINGHAM — Dozens of ancient coins seized in 2017 at the U.S.-Canada border in Blaine have been transferred to the University of Washington to be studied, authorities said.
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WebAncient weights seized during the search of a home in Afula, July 7, 2022. (Yoli Schwartz/IAA) Ancient silver coins seized during the search of a home in Afula, July 7, 2022.
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WebSome of the ancient coins seized in a massive illegal trade bust on May 15, 2022 in Modi'in. (Yoli Schwartz/Israel Antiquities Authority) Some of the ancient coins seized in a massive illegal
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WebMay 19, 2022 · Antique coins, plates with pegs and rings were seized from an illegal merchant in Modi'in – Israel May 19, 2022 About 1,800 antique coins, jewelry and stamps, pottery plates with inscriptions, and an ancient bronze figurine were seized this week at the home of a resident of the city of Modi'in.
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WebOct 17, 2013 · Officers were tipped off that an unknown man was using a metal detector near the ancient Curium theatre in the Latsidia area of Episkopi. The 48-year-old was searched by police who found and confiscated the metal detector, various digging tools, pieces of scrap made of lead, a lead plate and four small bronze coins.
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WebFeb 4, 2021 · A man in Italy has been arrested after police found him trying to smuggle illegally owned ancient coins out of the country. The man, who is Greek, was caught by the police when trying to
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WebFeb 19, 2021 · UW to study ancient coins seized at US-Canada border Published February 19, 2021 University of Washington Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Dozens of ancient coins seized in 2017 at the
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WebFeb 4, 2021 · A man in Italy has been arrested after police found him trying to smuggle illegally owned ancient coins out of the country. The man, who is Greek, was caught by the police when trying to
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WebFeb 19, 2021 · The coins were determined to be authentic by HSI and subject matter experts. "Some of the bronze coins had what they would call 'bronze disease,' which is indicative that they were illegally
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WebJul 25, 2021 · It's only Roman Republican coins issed before 211 BCE, i.e. before the denarius was first issued, that are at risk under those regulations. The vast majority of Roman Republican coins, issued during the period of nearly 200 years after 211 BCE but before the end of the Republic, are not presently at risk.
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WebMay 19, 2022 · Rare coins bearing the name "Shimon," the leader of the Bar Kochba revolt, were among some 1,800 coins, pottery plates with inscriptions, an ancient bronze figurine and antique rings seized
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WebJul 26, 2021 · This is not true. It may not happen often with mainstream auctions, but the linked case happened before any MOU with Turkey existed. Even for provenanced coins it's not impossible for a seizure to happen. Most of the time, the auction house would refund your money for seized coins because most dealers who care about their reputation don't …
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WebSep 12, 2020 · TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have recently seized several ancient relics from the home of an illegal excavator in northern Iran. And the objects are estimated to date back to the Parthian and early Islamic eras.
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WebFeb 18, 2023 · Police arrested a man and a woman on Saturday after discovering ancient coins from the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic times in their house. The two suspects were detained inside an archaeological site in Drama, where the man, aged 73, was operating a metal detector, while his 68-year-old wife was carrying digging tools, police …
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