Fighting between the Persian and Athenian armies in the ancient Greek ... in the form of a hoard of gold coins, which they found buried in a small pot in western Turkey. According to researchers ...

A metal detectorist discovered ancient gold coins in the Netherlands that turned out to be a cult ritual offering. Experts believe the money left at the location was “devil’s money,” an offering to ...

Around 560 BC, pure gold coins were issued by King Croesus of Ancient Lydia, a kingdom located in what is now western Turkey. Known as gold Croeseid, these were minted alongside silver ...

On the back of the coin, two squares were hammered into the gold staters and one into the silver ones. Soon after Croesus invented modern coinage, the idea was adopted throughout the ancient world.