The coins, identified as Persian darics, were used to pay soldiers of fortune, also known as mercenaries, ... The Achaemenid Persian Empire, which conquered Ionia in 546 BC, ...

The coins were used from the late 6th century B.C. until Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian empire in 330 B.C.

The coins were used from the late 6th century B.C. until Alexander the Great's conquest of the Persian empire in 330 B.C. Researchers believe the daric was mainly used to pay mercenary troops.

This image is a characteristic design of the Persian daric–a type of gold coin that was issued by the Persian Empire. The coins were likely minted at Sardis, roughly 60 miles northeast of Notion.

The excavation of an ancient Greek city in Turkey uncovered a stash of gold coins from about 2,500 years ago. The find offers a glimpse into a conflict-ridden time.

Front and back views of a daric, a form of currency used in the ancient Persian Empire. A hoard of gold daric coins has been found at the archaeological site of Notion in Turkey.

These coins were minted from the late 6th century BCE until the Persian Empire’s conquest by Alexander the Great in 330 BCE. According to Professor Ratté, the coins were likely minted in Sardis, ...

How the coins ended up in Notion around the time that they did remains unclear. While incorporated into the Persian Empire in the 6th century B.C.E., the city enjoyed over a century of ...

A cache of fifth-century BC Persian gold coins was discovered in Notion, Turkey, revealing insights into ancient life and conflict. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF AUGUST 8, 2024 07:47 ...

The silver coins were called sigloi, and the gold ones were darics — a name derived from either Darius I, who ruled the Persian Empire from 522 B.C. to 486 B.C., or dari-, the root of the Old ...

The newly found coins are from the reign of the Persian Empire (sixth century BC to about 330 BC) and are known as Persian darics for the kneeling archer on the front of the coin that depicts ...