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The Milan court has granted an injunction against the Ministry of Culture, ordering it to pay the company Officine Immobiliari a reward for the discovery of a thousand Roman gold coins during a restoration in Como's historic center in 2018. According to the company's numismatic analysts, the treasure is worth between nine and eleven million euros, but the Ministry has reduced the estimate to around 4.9 million euros, accounting for the ban on the export of archaeological artifacts. The law allows for a premium of up to 25% of the value, but the Ministry initially recognized just 9.25%, which is equivalent to 453 thousand euros, and subsequently paid only 73 thousand. After a long legal battle, the court has now ordered an additional payment of €295,233 to the company, which had invested around €400,000 in the recovery and subsequent numismatic studies.
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