The 10-ruble gold coins were common currency during the late 1800s and early 1900s, and were likely hidden in a jar for safekeeping during turbulent times.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ongoing excavation of an ancient Greek city in western Turkey has uncovered artifacts and archaeological remains dating as far ...

Each of the Persian darics features an image of a crouched archer. Notion Archaeological Project, University of Michigan Archaeologists from the University of Michigan have unearthed a pot of gold ...

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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.

An ancient hoard of Persian coins offers insights into the political landscape around the time of the Peloponnesian War. By Franz Lidz It is the late fifth century B.C. and a mercenary soldier kneels ...