A pot overflowing with Persian gold coins, likely a lost mercenary payday from the 5th century BC, has been discovered beneath a house in the ancient Greek city of Notion, Turkey. This remarkable find, consisting of Persian darics – gold coins each worth a month's soldier's pay – was unearthed during a meticulously controlled archaeological dig, a rarity that adds to the mystery of the hidden hoard.
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