Archaeologists believe that the coins—based on their location underneath a Helensitic house—were meant to pay off mercenaries ...

The ancient city of Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe in Türkiye’s western Manisa province have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage ...

The ancient city of Sardis and Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe in Türkiye’s western Manisa province have been inscribed on the ...

The ruins of Sardis have been a rich source of knowledge about classical antiquity since the 7th century B.C., when the city was the capital of Lydia. Now, Sardis has given up another treasure in ...

The ancient city of Sardis and Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe in Türkiye’s western Manisa province have been inscribed on the ...

This type of gold coin was one distributed by the Persian Empire, likely produced at Sardis, a location about 60 miles northeast of the ancient Greek city, according to Ratté, who is also ...

Ancient historians recorded legends about the invention of the first coins, and archaeologists have found some surprising evidence.

A hoard of ancient Persian gold coins found in a home in west Turkey by the University of Michigan's Notion ... and hypothesized it was minted 60 miles northeast of Notion in the city of Sardis.

Most of the discovered coins are known as darics - issued by the Persian Empire - which were likely minted in the fifth century BC at Sardis, the capital of the Persian province of Lydia.

The ancient city of Sardis and the Lydian Tumuli of Bin Tepe, located in the western Turkish province of Manisa, have ...