The team of archaeologists found the stash of Persian coins, alongside other artifacts, in a small pot buried under a large house in the center of the ancient Greek city of Notion.
Researchers from the University of Michigan's Notion Archaeological Project have struck gold. The team of archeologists discovered a 'hoard of gold coins' from the Persian Empire in western Turkey .The researchers announced the 'very rare' find in a news release on Friday.The design of the coins – which features the figure of a kneeling archer – is consistent with the daric, a type of gold coin used in the Persian empire, according to the release.
'Presumably, it was stored there for safekeeping and for some reason never recovered,' said Christopher Ratté, a professor of classical studies at the University of Michigan and director of the Notion Archaeological Project.The discovery was made in 2023 and was made public last week after permission from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
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