305 Looted Ancient Coins Seized by Egyptian Authorities

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[@viniciusbonatto3943]

To all Numismatics lovers out there, remember the Gell-Mann amnesia effect: the phenomenon of a person trusting newspapers for topics which that person is not knowledgeable about, despite recognizing the newspaper as being extremely inaccurate on certain topics which that person is knowledgeable about. Every single thing we read on mainstream media is done with this level of care and consideration for the truth. Remember that when reading about other topics.

[@hessex1899]

I am glad that more people are learning the more general lesson discussed in this video. Thanks for taking time to point this out.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

People need to be aware of the kind of lies these governments are willing to tell to push their agendas. Its shameful, and can spark a reaction from unscrupulous politicians to restrict our rights to own ancient coins.

[@TheWinstonDouble]

The sea has been very merciful with these. I've never seen 2,000 year old bronze come out of salt water looking so fine.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Indeed, suspiiiciously well preserved! 😂

[@ClearlynotaBalmist]

So sad to see such beautiful acient coins being "looted" when they could be used by me to fix my wobbly table

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Or as a paper weight! 😂

[@DieLuftwaffel]

Such absolute fools, they made an April Fools joke so powerful that they fooled themselves...and it ended up in December!

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

😂😂

[@briank7936]

I guess media follows the first and wrong is still first approach to news.

[@usergiodmsilva1983PT]

Best "news" from CNN since they found out that "prisoner" in Syria, and the "birds" which struck that flight from Azerbaijan this 25th...

[@MKDono]

You will be amazed how dumb the Egyptian authorities are

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

After their recent proposal of covering the pyramids in new marble blocks, I dont know what to expect from these guys!

[@financeexplainedgraphics]

That would be pretty. Pretty ridiculous!

[@colinbode4651]

I saw the same article and got a nice chuckle when I saw the coins. Glad to see I wasn’t the only one 😅

[@CroMagnon123]

If they couldn’t recognize that those coins were fake, I wonder how many of these recovered “artifacts” are genuine…

[@jonathanaristone2468]

If There is one authority we can trust, it's Leo, Thank You Sir !

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

You are welcome, Im glad to have the opportunity to enlighten people :)

[@bryanoneal8067]

Next up on CNN:

[@pittuk6500]

you lost me at the "news agency"

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Indeed, they dont deserve this title anymore!

[@trilobiteterror8015]

You would think at least the multiple identical mini bronze Venus de Milos would have tipped off CNN, but apparently not.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

You are asking waaay too much from a CNN reporter!

[@compatriot852]

I saw this recently and immediately knew something was off.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Very off indeed! Its not the first country to do such a thing, in fact. Peru has been doing the same.

[@BopWalk]

Wow! Those bronze axes are in amazing condition!

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Imhotep himself used them! 😂

[@trilobiteterror8015]

​@@ClassicalNumismatics"I cannot tell a lie, it was I who chopped down the olive tree... using that unwieldy, entirely bronze novelty axe." -Imhotep, 2625 BC.

[@nazarnovitsky9868]

Thank you for the new video ! 😊

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

You are welcome! :)

[@Gumardee_coins_and_banknotes]

They should have just paid better bribes to the officials lol.

[@ronalddavis670]

Thanks

[@doughill7470]

Thanks!

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Thank you very much for the support, Doug!

[@ulexite-tv]

LOL! This was great! Thanks.

[@clintonkane7396]

A good laugh indeed, thank you sir

[@christopherevans2445]

Top ten of the year tomorrow?

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Saturday :)

[@markp44288]

I see. Excellent.

[@YoutubeFEEN]

always gotta remember to pay the tax man!

[@DontUseThusAnymore]

This is why egypt is terrible, I hate the way the archeology is done there

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Its a shame, really. Ive been there a few years ago, and the way they mismanage all of their historical treasures is sad.

[@bratrcunik4571]

But they don't look bad as souvenirs.

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

They dont! If I ever went to Alexandria, I would have gotten a little trinket with Ptolemy's face

[@pittuk6500]

so, to try to reconstruct what have happened, is it possible they were "aging" the wares in the salt water? (not sure if there's any advantage over doing it at home, but maybe? like they wanted some organic growth on it, like barnacles or something like that)

[@armisteadab]

A Thai (?) archaeologist was found doing this in his back yard pool. Warping the historical record. At the very least the Egyptian cops stopped a fraud.

[@Sam-Lawry]

seems chinese bronze coins..

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

Exactly! Some sort of chinese-made cast bronze fantasy coins

[@rockhound4080]

Yeah, I'm new to this, only around 6 months, but those screamed fake from a mile away.

[@ImaginationHobbies]

How do you steal something from the bottom of the sea?

[@12zxgglol]

I guess by using that Neptune's "coin". I won't be surprised that they claim it got magical powers as well

[@ClassicalNumismatics]

With a mermaid robber, of course!

[@ΓιαννηςΚουτσουπανιδης]

I was read it before 2 hours.. very sad so many coins

[@CM-qd9dp]

This is hilarious.

[@tiny.antiquities]

❤

[@giampieroilbello5373]

Yeah egyptian authorities were clueless, but what about the cnn jewrnalist? Trust the information experts!😂😂

[@johnhayes6414]

I've watched several of your videos. Besides ebay which I can't stand for a place to buy silver or gold. Too many fakes. What actual names of companies do you buy from

[@rockhound4080]

V coins?

[@johnhayes6414]

Just one place?