Why did ancient tomb robbers refuse to steal coins from ancient tombs?
Grave robbers in feudal times often dug up graves to steal valuable burial treasures. However, they absolutely did not take coins from the coffins.
In ancient times, the tombs of emperors, nobles, officials, wealthy merchants. became the targets of grave robbers. The reason was that these people were often buried with countless gold, silver, jewels and many other valuable antiques.
Therefore, grave robbers want to dig up graves to steal burial treasures to have money to spend, even "change their lives" overnight.
Grave robbers have a number of unwritten rules, including certain things they absolutely must not do. Among these is that they absolutely must not take coins from the coffin of the deceased.
Coins in the coffin are for bribes, water, and bridge crossings. (Illustration photo).
This makes many people curious as to why grave robbers do not take coins like other burial objects.
In response to this question, researchers believe that grave robbers do not take coins from coffins because they are used to pay for road tolls, water, and bridges.
After a person passes away, family members often put some coins in the coffin. According to ancient beliefs, this money will be used by the deceased to pay for travel expenses, buy water, etc. Regardless of whether the deceased comes from a wealthy or poor family, the family will put coins in the coffin to help the deceased go smoothly to the other world.
Grave robbers, although greedy for burial objects, still have a bit of conscience. They do not take coins from the coffin to help the deceased go to the other world, and do not seek revenge on them.
Furthermore, the coins in the coffins would be useless even if they were taken by grave robbers. The reason was that each dynasty had different types of coins in circulation. During the feudal period, not many people had the hobby of collecting ancient coins. Therefore, even if grave robbers took them, they would not gain any benefit.
The final reason is that coins are not of high value , so grave robbers do not take them when robbing graves. Instead, they take other valuable burial objects and sell them to make money to support their lives.
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