300 GOLD COINS FOUND IN KASTAMONU

300 gold coins have been found in Kastamonu.

300 gold coins found in Kastamonu
Posted 06.05.2012 09:55:34 UTC
Updated 06.05.2012 09:55:34 UTC

A man, who went to Ginolu Port in Çatalzeytin district to get sand, found some gold coins and handed them over to gendarmerie.

300 gold coins were recovered from excavations carried out in the port by Kastamonu Museum Directorate.

The coins are estimated to date back to the 5th century.