A collection of archaeological coins from different eras.
Cairo International Airport's Antiquities Unit and Customs Department seized 34 archaeological coins from different eras before they were smuggled out of the country.
A specialised committee was formed to examine the authenticity of the coins, said Hamdi Hammam, head of the Seized Antiquities Department at the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA).
The coins, minted of metal, silver, and gold, include a dinar from the Abbasid era, 24 coins from the Ottoman and Sultan Hussein Kamel's reign, and eight coins from the periods of kings Fouad and Farouk.
Following the investigation, the coins will be handed over to the SCA, as per the amended law on the protection of antiquities 117/1983.
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