Old coins found

Old coins found

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A woman has stumbled on 30 Spanish and Dutch
coins dated between 1812 and 1824 while digging up soil in her
garden in Pulau Aceh district, Aceh Besar regency, Antara
reported on Thursday.

Isa Ansari of the Office for the Collection of Historic and
Ancient Artifacts in Banda Aceh said the silver coins were
discovered inside a water vessel dug out by Sakdah, the 40-year
old farmer, on Sept. 8.

Isa described one coin as having a design with a woman on one
side and a Spanish crown and a box inscribed with the picture of
a sea horse on the other.

The coins are now in the possession of Isa's office for
further study. The government is considering compensating the
farmer for the discovery, Antara said. (emb)