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Monza art cops recover Greek coins on sale on Web

Handed back to Greece in Rome ceremony with envoy

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 23 - The Monza division of Italy's crack art cops, the Carabinieri unit for the protection of the cultural heritage, have recovered five Greek coins that had been pout up for sale on the Web with an asking price of 1,500 euros, sources said Monday.
    The coins are from the Classical and Hellenistic periods and show mythological such as Dionysus and Heracles as well as Athenian scenes and images of Alexander the Great.
    They were handed back to Greece in a ceremony in Rome with Greek Ambassador Eleni Sourani. (ANSA).
   

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