The Ghazzat hoard.

The Ghazzat hoard or Gaza hoard is a hoard of about 30 Archaic and early Classical Greek and Lycian silver coins discovered underwater near the shore of Gaza, Palestine.[1][2]

The coins belong to a rather narrow period, from the end of the 6th century BCE, to the first quarter of the 5th century BCE (circa 510-475 BCE).[1] The suggested deposition date for the entire hoard is circa 480 BCE.[1]

There is a large proportion of Macedonian, Thracian and Chalcidian coins in the hoard, the presence of which is considered as a consequence of the invasion of the Balkans by the Achaemenid Empire between 514-479 BCE.[1] Alternatively, they may have diffused mainly after the Greco-Persian wars.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Lopez Sanchez, Fernando; Gomez Castro, Daniel (2015). "The Gaza 1960s Hoard: An Assemblage of Archaic Greek Coins". American Journal of Numismatics. Second series. 27.
  2. ↑ Classical Numismatics Group, Ghazzat hoard
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