129 British-era silver coins unearthed in Lucknow house

“We told police to either hand them over to the state archaeology department or give them to the state museum for display in the coin gallery section,” says ASI official

LUCKNOW An earthen pot containing 129 British-era silver coins was found during digging in a house in Bhim Nagar area in Lucknow’s Yahiaganj on Monday. The police reported the matter to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) so that the value of the coins could be ascertained, said officials.

Workers engaged in digging came across a pot containing coins buried in the soil. (Sourced)

“On Thursday, our team inspected 129 silver coins dating back to the British era. We told the police to either hand them over to the state archaeology department or give them to the state museum for display in the coin gallery section,” said Aftab Hussain, superintending archaeologist, ASI.

ADCP (west) Chiranjeev Nath Sinha said Gyan Singh, a resident of Yahiyaganj in Bhim Nagar, was getting construction work done in the house. Workers engaged in digging came across a pot buried in the soil. After unearthing the pot, they found silver coins in it, said cops. The ADCP said these coins will be deposited in the state treasury after verification.