Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable hoard of gold coins thought to be more than 2,000 years old in an ancient Greek city. The coins—likely dated to the 5th century B.C.—were found ...

The excavation of an ancient Greek city in Turkey uncovered a stash of gold coins from about 2,500 years ago. The find offers a glimpse into a conflict-ridden time.

A team of archaeologists and other researchers uncovered a cache of roughly 2,600-year-old gold coins that were likely an unknown mercenary’s salary. The gold was stored in a small pot in the ...

THE techniques of the production of the officially issued plated coins of ancient Greece have been discussed at length by Campbell1. In the samples examined, it was inferred that the plating had ...

Ancient Roman gold and silver coins were found in 2019 by a metal detectorist in Suffolk. Years later, the coins made an impressive showing at auction, earning the finder thousands.

The gold coins were found inside a room beneath a home in Notion, an ancient Greek city in western Turkey. They feature the figure of a kneeling archer, a design element used for the Persian daric ...

A hoard of ancient Persian gold coins found in a home in west Turkey by the University of Michigan's Notion Archaeological Project. Photo provided by the Notion Archaeological Project.

A hoard of gold coins dating back around 2,400 years was discovered during excavations of an ancient Greek city. The gold coins are believed to have served as a form of payment to mercenary troops.

While the stater takes the record for priciest ancient coin, the most expensive coin ever sold at auction is a 1933 double eagle $20 gold specimen, which fetched $18.9m at Sotheby’s in 2021.

In August, researchers found ancient Greek gold coins in modern-day western Turkey. In May, a woman stumbled upon 2,150 silver coins minted between 1085 and 1107 during a walk in the Czech Republic.

Archaeologists discovered the hoard of Persian coins at the site of ancient Greek city in what is now Turkey. The money may have been intended to pay mercenary troops. The ancient Greek city of ...