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| Mercenary = bad karma. |
In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have unearthed a pot of gold coins in the ancient seaside city of Notion in Turkey (Türkiye).
This remarkable find offers unprecedented insights into a world 2,400 years ago during a period of significant political upheaval.
While excavating a house from the third century BC, archaeologists discovered an unexpected cache of riches intriguingly buried in its courtyard, according to The New York Times.
“The coins were buried in a corner of the older building,” stated archaeologist Christopher Ratté, a professor of classical studies at the University of Michigan, curator of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, and director of the Notion Archaeological Project.
“We weren’t actually looking for a pot of gold. [It's not like we're Irish or anything.]”
“The archaeological context for the hoard will help us fine-tune the chronology of Achaemenid gold coinage.”
The treasure most likely belonged to a soldier [who probably stole it as booty]
Depicting a Persian king kneeling with a bow and spear, the gold coins, known as darics, were primarily used to pay soldiers of fortune [aka mercenaries]. This has led archaeologists to believe that the cache belonged to a mercenary who had to bury his gold for safekeeping [and then died, experienced the results of his soldier karma, and never even benefitted from his wages or theft].
“According to the Greek historian Xenophon, a single daric was equivalent to a soldier’s pay for one month,” added Ratté, as reported by Live Science. More
- Pot filled with gold coins buried by soldier 2400-year-ago discovered in ancient Greek city in Tukey (MSN)
- Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering via MSN.com as reported in Live Science; Seth Auberon, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
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