Thief dumped ancient Greek coins in bin

Peckham

Rare coins from ancient Athens may have been lost forever after a thief stole them and chucked them into a bin. George Marshall, 53, pilfered the artefacts from Stanley Gibbons on the Strand, central London on August 10. Marshall entered the shop, slipped his hand beneath the glass of a display cabinet, and swiped four silver coins valued at £3,375. They were minted in Athens between 420BC-405BC during the Peloponnesian War against Sparta. Three are called Silver Tetradrachms and cost…

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