Two, 6th century soldiers’ helmets found at a recently discovered Greek temple in ancient Velia, Italy are thought to be relics from the Battle of Alalia.
Translation: An anonymous person sent an envelope with more than 200 ancient coins through a priest. It is the latest in a series of returns.
Of the 208 coins returned, seven were fake but most of the others date from as early as the third century BC, running up to the end of the fourth century AD.
Paestum, originally a Greek colony that was later conquered by the Romans, boasts three of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.
It is not unheard of for people to return artefacts stolen from Italian archaeological sites, sometimes after decades.
The former manager of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city, has said sometimes people return them in the fear that they may be cursed.