DISCOVERY IN VASE.
COINS OF 2000 YEARS AGO. Mr Alfred I. Dupont, visiting Cairo last*year, purchased for 17 J dollars Hess than £4) an old vase containing a curious piece of mineral formation. Upon his return, Mr Dupont asked k chemist to examine the formation, which was found to consist of a collection of gold and silver coins dating from the time of Ptolemy 300 U-C. and worth thousands of dollars. The formation is believed to have resulted from chemical action on the coins during the long years the vase was buried near the tomb of the ancient Egyptian ruler.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LX, Issue 10885, 11 August 1932, Page 3
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