Ancient silver coins found in old house

Tandur: Ancient coins were found during demolition of an old house in the outskirts of the town on late hours of Thursday. The owner with help of two persons shifted the treasure to another place. Rumours were rife that a huge number of gold and silver coins were in the trove.

On a tip off, Tandur police inspected the spot and took one person into custody. As many as 571 silver coins were recovered by the police. Town CI Ravi Kumar said counting of the coins was done in the presence of revenue officers and would be approaching archaeology department to assess the time and date of the ancient coins.