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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Peasants on Prince Pallavicini's estate near Rome discovered an urn of ancient gold coins stamped with Emperor Justinian's effigy while plowing. More coins were found, but the government seized the treasure as sovereign property and took the peasants into custody.
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ROME, A Treasure has been found on the Estate of Pascrano, which belongs to Prince Pallavicini: A Peasant perceiving his Plough to strike deeper than ordinary, stopt to view the Hole, and found several Pieces of Gold in an Urn which the Plough had broke: Upon which he left his Work, and spent two or three Days in carrying the Treasure to his House; but being in Haste to put off the strange Coin, the Secret was blown. He could not forbear telling some of his Neighbours how he came by it; and other Peasants going to the Spot, and digging a little deeper, found more of the same Coin, which is stamped with the Effigy of the Emperor Justinian, as appears by the Inscription; the Government ordered the Peasants to be taken into Custody as soon as they were informed of the Affair; Things found in this Manner being the Property of the Sovereign, according to Custom, though not according to Equity.
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Estate Of Pascrano, Rome
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peasants taken into custody; treasure claimed as property of the sovereign.
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A peasant's plough broke an urn containing gold coins on Prince Pallavicini's estate. He carried the treasure home but revealed the secret to neighbors. Other peasants dug and found more coins stamped with Emperor Justinian's effigy. The government ordered the peasants' custody upon learning of the find.