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The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 5, January 31, 2021, Article 21

AIZANOI TURKEY COIN HOARD FOUND

Here's a story from Turkey about a nice ancient coin find. -Editor

Aizanoi Turkey hoard coin

A rare collection of 651 silver coins belonging to the Roman period has been found in a jug during the ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Aizanoi, also known as the "Second Ephesus," in the western province of Kütahya's Çavdarhisar district.

Speaking to the state-run Anadolu Agency, the head of the excavations, Professor Eliz Özer, said that earlier German archaeologists were carrying out the excavation work in the ancient city, which is 48 kilometers away from the city center, but since 2011, Turkish experts have been continuing the work.

Noting that the rare silver coins were found in a jug in a stream passing through the ancient city, Özer said: "The jug was aimed to be kept by three terracotta plates covering it. The jug was carefully removed by the excavation team and there were 651 silver coins in it. It was determined that all of these coins belonged to the period of Augustus, one of the emperors of the Roman Republic period."

Aizanoi Turkey hoard coins

Noting that 439 of the silver coins were "denarius" and 212 of them were "cistophor," which were the monetary units of the time, Özer said that they believe that the coins might have been kept by a high-ranking soldier who came to Aizanoi.

Robert Hoppensteadt writes:

"Really interesting, and also cool that they were found by someone who didn't smuggle them out and sell them at auction. Probably a valuable hoard. These coins look all minted during the Imperatorial period and very early Imperial. I see a lot of Octavian and Mark Antony issues, many in high grade and some scarce to rare."

To read the complete article, see:
Roman silver coin collection found at Aizanoi (https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roman-silver-coin-collection-found-at-aizanoi-161969)

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