FfFfFfFF 58,382 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Israeli teenagers volunteering at an archaeological dig have unearthed hundreds of gold coins that were stashed away in a clay vessel for more than a millennium. The 425 24-carat pure gold coins date back to the 9th-century Abbasid caliphate period and would have been a significant amount of money at the time, said Robert Kool, a coin expert at the Israel Antiquities Authority. “For example, with such a sum a person could buy a luxurious house in one of the best neighbourhoods in Fustat, the enormous wealthy capital of Egypt in those days,” he said. The treasure was discovered last week at an excavation site in central Israel where a new neighbourhood is planned to be built. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/24/1100-year-old-gold-coins-found-at-dig-site-in-israel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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