In 1695, a pirate ship captured Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's royal vessel and vanished after looting tens of millions of dollars' worth of gold and silver. The first coin of the treasure was found 300 years later

Rare Arabian coins unearthed in America provide new evidence about a historic pirate heist. Captain Henry Every's crew stole vast treasure from an Indian royal ship in 1695. These coins suggest the pirates traveled to the American colonies after the raid. They likely spent the stolen treasure during everyday transactions while hiding. This discovery offers fresh insights into one of history's oldest unsolved criminal mysteries.

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