Farmer finds 10 yellow, two white metal coins from field in Auraiya

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Faiz.Siddiqui@timesgroup.com
Kanpur: Chaos prevailed in Badshahpur Chhaunk of Sahayal police station area in Auraiya district, after news about excavation of a treasure spread in the area.
While digging his field, a farmer found 10 yellow metal and two white metal coins.
On getting information about the incident, a large number of villagers gathered at the spot.
The archaeological department has been informed and the district and the police officials have started an investigation. It is not yet clear what metal the coins are made of. But there are rumours that gold seals and coins were recovered during digging.
On Thursday, Deepu (25) while digging his field near his house in Badshahpur Chhaunk village of Auraiya, found 10 yellow metal and two white metal coins. As soon as the news spread in the area, locals thronged the spot and there was chaos all over.
Later, a few villagers informed the police about the incident late in the night. Circle officer Sadar Surendra Yadav reached the spot and interrogated Deepu and his family members. "Deepu told them that while digging in the field outside the house, he found 12 yellow metal and two white metal coins. He handed all the coins to the police," the circle officer said.
A police team has been deployed at the spot after the incident.
Few villagers told mediapersons that earlier also the people of nearby villages had found coins at this place.
SHO Rajkumar Singh Rathore said, “A total of 12 coins have been recovered. They seem to be of the Mughal era. Search is on for more coins. At present, a police team has been deployed at the spot. The local police have informed the archaeological department about the discovery of coins of the Mughal period”. Whether the coins are of gold or silver can only be ascertained after their testing by experts," the SHO further said.