The tiny coins may not look all that impressive, but they date back to the time before Christ. Some of them are 2,500 years old.
Over the past 15 years, more than 20,000 artifacts have been seized in the United States and repatriated back to countries worldwide. One of those exchanges happened right here in Chicago.And now, they’re headed back home to Greece after being seized coming into an O’Hare Airport cargo facility.
"This is a very big deal," said Sean Fitzgerald, Director of Homeland Security Investigations . "This is the largest repatriation of Greek coins in recent history for Homeland Security Investigations." "Greece has a huge culture," said Emmanuel Koubarakis of the consul. "Our contribution to western civilization, and all these items should come back to the motherland."
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