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19 Ιαν 2024 · Hansons Auctioneers were carrying out the clearance at a house in Leicestershire when they found 331 gold coins while searching a linen chest. The coins ranged from the 1800s to the 21st century,...
20 Ιαν 2024 · A haul of shiny gold coins was discovered hidden in an old sock during a house clean-up - and they've just been sold for a massive £90,768 at auction. The 331 coins were tucked away at the...
11 Οκτ 2022 · Israeli archaeologists have discovered a secret stash of Byzantine-era coins inside a stone wall—where someone may have once tried to hide them. Made of pure gold, the 44 coins are decorated ...
15 Φεβ 2013 · A close-up image shows the obverse of a 1900 Coronet $20 double eagle gold coin found hidden in the attic of a building owned by a French winery. All images courtesy of the consignor.
Israeli archaeologists have hailed the discovery of 44 gold coins in a wall as a rare glimpse into the Byzantine Empire past at a time of violent conquest.
21 Οκτ 2024 · The remains of the Temple of Athena at Notion. Credit: Mark Landon / CC BY 4.0 / Wikipedia. Archaeologists from the University of Michigan have recently discovered a hoard of Persian gold coins in the ancient Greek city-state of Notion, on the west coast of Anatolia in Turkey.. The gold coins were found deposited in a small ceramic pot at a large courtyard house in the center of the ancient city.
Athenian coins, however, were struck on the "Attic" standard, with a drachm equaling 4.3 g (2.8 dwt) of silver. Over time, Athens' plentiful supply of silver from the mines at Laurion and its increasing dominance in trade made this the pre-eminent standard. [9]
