61 Mughal-era silver coins found in Kanpur

A total of sixty-one Mughal-era silver coins with Arabic inscriptions imprinted on them have been found from an earthen pot near the bank of river Ganga in Cantonment area in Kanpur.

The coins were found last evening when a few kids had gone to the river Ganga's wharf in Cantonment area to take bath where they found an earthen pot filled with shining coins in it, police said.

Ram Kishan Das, a priest at the wharf, after knowing the incident, informed police and Army officials which then took the relics under its authority and has informed Archaeological Survey of India about the coins, Major CP Bhadola said.

ASI has conducted a search at the site and sent a preliminary report to their Lucknow office, an official said.

"The coins have some inscriptions on it in Arabic script, we are guessing that these might belong to the Mughal era," ASI officer Manoj Verma said.