TEHRAN – A number of historical objects dating back to the Elymaean and Sassanid periods have been seized in Yasuj, the head of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province said on Wednesday.

Seyyed Mojtaba Amirhosseini told reporters that the items were discovered after police stopped and searched a suspicious car in an area near Yasuj. 

He said initial examinations showed that 51 coins from the Elymaean and Sassanid periods were among the recovered objects.

Authorities also confiscated two Islamic-era bracelets, six old rings, a metal detector, and excavation tools, Amirhosseini said.

He added that the seizure marked one of the largest recoveries of smuggled historical objects in the province in the first three months of the year.
The Iranian police impounded a Peugeot 405 sedan in connection with the case and arrested two suspects, ISNA reported. 

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