An ancient earthen pot containing 12 silver coins and 152 copper coins was found by workers in a stone quarry in central India on 30 November.

The extraordinary find happened in Nadanwara in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh on November 30.

Video features officials measuring the weight of the coins, which have Urdu inscriptions, before placing them on the counter and putting them in small packets.

When workers found the pot and coins they alerted a watchman, who later informed the manager of the mine, KV Mishra, who passed on the information to Tikamgarh officials.

They later informed Mineral Officer Prashant Tiwari and a team of revenue officers, who were sent to take possession of the antique coins for safekeeping. Metallurgist Uday Kumar Soni assisted with analysis.

A shocking incident came to the fore, which puzzled the minds of the beholders in central India's Madhya Pradesh on November 30. The incident took place in Nadanwara in Tikamgarh district.

Visuals feature the officials measuring the weights of the coins recovered during an excavation process in the mine, giving the locals a mind-boggling experience. Following this, they place them on the counter before putting them in small packets. In the meantime, the authorities seize the items to take good care of the precious and antique items.

An earthen pot loaded with 12 silver coins and 152 copper coins were found in a stone quarry by the workers during the excavation process, astonishing everyone as writings in Urdu was inscribed on it. At first, the watchman was alerted, who later informed the manager of the mine, KV Mishra, who passed on the information to the Tikamgarh administrative officers.

On further instructions of the Tikamgarh collector, Mineral Officer Prashant Tiwari and a team of revenue officers were sent to the spot to take possession of the antique coins. Following this, a metal expert, Uday Kumar Soni, was called in for inspection while the coins were sealed in a box and kept in the Treasury.