The Numismatic Bibliomania Society

PREV ARTICLE       NEXT ARTICLE       FULL ISSUE       PREV FULL ISSUE      

V24 2021 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 7, February 14, 2021, Article 23

COINS OF AUGUSTUS ERA FOUND IN TURKEY

Arthur Shippee also found this article on a nice find of over 650 silver Roman coins in Turkey. Thanks! great photos. -Editor

Emperor Augustus Era Coins Found in Turkey

Details of a "very special" haul of 651 Roman coins found in the ancient city of Aizanoi in Turkey have been released by researchers behind the discovery.

The silver coins were found in a jug during archeological excavations led by researchers from Pamukkale University, according to a press release from the university.

The ruins of Aizanoi are found in modern day Kutahya province, western Turkey.

The coins were found in 2019 and date from the period of Emperor Augustus, who ruled from 44 BC to 14 AD.

He was the first Roman emperor, who took over from Julius Caesar and built an empire that would eventually stretch from the UK to Egypt, boasting on his death bed that, "I found Rome built of bricks, and left it marble."

Many of the coins feature Augustus' face, while others bear the likenesses of Marcus Junius Brutus -- one of the ringleaders in the assassination of Caesar in 44 BC -- and some show Caesar himself.

Emperor Augustus Era Coins Found in jug in Turkey

Elif Ozer, head archeologist and professor at the university, said the coins were "a very special and unique collection" which may have been brought to Aizanoi by a high-ranking soldier.

The majority of the coins appear to have been minted in southern Italy, the press release, published earlier this month, said.

"It is the most special silver coin find of recent times," added Ozer.

To read the complete article, see:
More than 650 silver Roman coins found in a jug in Turkey (https://www.cnn.com/style/article/turkey-roman-coins-scli-intl-scn/index.html)

Rhue E-Sylum ad02


Wayne Homren, Editor

Google
 
NBS (coinbooks.org) Web

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org.

To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com

To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum

PREV ARTICLE       NEXT ARTICLE       FULL ISSUE       PREV FULL ISSUE      

V24 2021 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

Copyright © 1998 - 2021 The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS)
All Rights Reserved.

NBS Home Page
Contact the NBS webmaster
coin