On coins with a distinctive design depict an archer standing on his knees
Notium Archaeological Project/University of Michigan
Under the hour of excavation of the ruins of Notium – of the ancient Greek city-state at the Sunset of Turechchini – Scientists found a miner's cache of dozens of Persian coins, the skin of which was equivalent to a soldier's monthly salary. The New York Times reports about the process.
It was discovered that archaeologists were working under the quarry of the University of Michigan, Christopher Ratta, back in 2023. However, now the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey has given permission for the publication of coins made from expensive metal, as and are now preserved in the Archaeological Museum of Ephesus, as reported in The New York Times.< /p>
Scientists began excavations, as they smelled of the site of the Hellenistic period – III-I century before our era.
Findings near the courtyard of a booth in the center of a large place showed that, incredibly, this place was inhabited by people much earlier – as far back as the 5th century BC.
Under one part of this evidence, archaeologists discovered treasures of coins belonging to a small miner.
"Skhavanka was found in a kutka rooms in a spore, buried under a Hellenistic hut. “It is certain that he was placed there for safekeeping, but for unknown reasons he was not taken away,” – revealed the excavation director Christopher Ratte.
The miner had dozens of Persian coins of dariks, which took their name from the name of Darius I, who ruled the Persian Empire from 522 BC to 486 BC.
On gold coins, how they carved in Persian Empire, depicts the figure of a archer on knees – characteristic design of the gifts. It’s amazing that these coins were created 96 kilometers away on the day’s descent from Notium – at the ancient town of Sardi.
Dariks feasted from the end of the 6th century BC until the conquest of the Persian Empire by Alexander the Great in 330 BC.
At this time, the modern appearance of the coins was no longer unchanged, but there was a small amount of stylistic value.
Behind the encouragement of the team of the descendants, found in the gorschka, the gifts created ours in the 5th century There are also items that are confirmed by other artifacts.
< p>"An archaeological find without contextual information is similar to a person suffering from amnesia– a man without any doubts. It is still polite and important, despite the knowledge spent on it until now. In the case of these treasures, we know for sure where they have been found, and we have a lot of indirect evidence of when they took it,” – adding Christopher Ratte.
According to the records of the Greek historian Xenophon, one such gift raised the salary of a soldier for one month.
The heirs respect that this treasure is now widespread ny with the tumultuous history of military operations near Notium – large military-naval base of the Athenians. So, a Naiman who has found treasure in that region could snatch up the coins.
“The discovery of such a valuable discovery during controlled archaeological excavations is an extremely rare occurrence. No one hoards coins, especially coins made of precious metals, without the intention of taking them. Also, saving such belongings can explain the grave misfortune with your lord,” – explained Christopher Ratte.
Although it is important to note during the course of the work, most of the treasures, according to the excavation quarry, were previously discovered not by archaeologists, but by looters.
Prepared by: Serhiy Daga