th century. What makes this revelation even more surprising is that the archaeological site where the excavations are taking place has been subjected to thousands of searches and it has also offered countless coins over the years, but amazingly this is the very first gold coin to be excavated here. Albert, the one who actually discovered the coin, humbly stated that he was completely shocked and surprised to see something shining out of the soil as if it was dropped moments ago. In fact, the coin is also considered to be much older than the archaeological layer where it was found. This led researchers and historians to believe that the coins were in circulation for almost 300 years before they were lost to time. ]]>