January 26, 2015
Greek government receives money from Germany
Not the headline you were expecting given the current political events.
Actually, its some much older looted coins, which were smuggled out of the country 7 seized from a car en-route to Munich.
From:
Greek Reporter
Greek government receives money from Germany,Repatriation of 2,607 Seized Ancient Greek Coins From Germany
by A. Makris – Jan 24, 2015A total of 2,607 ancient coins seized on September 9, 2011, in the luggage of a Greek citizen travelling by car to Munich have been repatriated from Germany, according to a Greek Culture Ministry announcement.
Members of an antiquities smuggling criminal organization dismantled in March 2012 were involved in the case.
According to the announcement, most of the coins are made of cooper and date back to the Classical, Hellenistic, Roman and post-Roman period.
(source: ana-mpa)
- Frome Hoard returns to Somerset : March 17, 2012
- Looted artefacts returned to Greece by Germany, UK & Belgium : May 19, 2009
- Greek antiquities in New York are returned to Greece : November 8, 2010
- Ancient artefacts returned to Greece : May 20, 2009
- Metal detectorists who looted ancient coins in UK given Anti Social Behavious Order : March 7, 2013
- Thirty five people arrested in Greek antiquities smuggling ring : April 23, 2012
- Greece & Germany argue over the Aphrodite of Milos : March 24, 2010
- Pakistan’s ministry of culture awaiting the return of 290 artefacts : November 5, 2009
ByzantJustice said,
01.26.15 at 2:25 pm
@elginism’ Stolen money returned to Greece from Germany’ would have been more accurate
ByzantJustice said,
01.26.15 at 2:32 pm
@elginism Though legally ‘loted’ is different than ‘stolen’. Apropos law, Germany became an art smuggle hub lately because of lax laws?
Valerie Vegas said,
01.27.15 at 7:56 pm
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