What is the ruling if coins (dirhams or dinars) are found inside a fish caught from the sea?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Lost-and-Found Property

Book 29 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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If dirhams or dinars are found inside the fish, they are considered lost property (luqtah) because such items do not originate in the sea but belong to humans. Therefore, they are treated as lost property, just as if found floating in the sea.