A pot of gold coins uncovered in Turkey could have been the life savings of an ancient Greek mercenary, experts say

The ongoing excavation of an ancient Greek city in western Turkey has revealed artifacts and archaeological remains dating back to the fifth century BC. Among the finds is a pot filled with a number of valuable gold coins that had been hidden for over 2,000 years. The discovery was made in Notion, an 80-acre fortified city that existed from the sixth century BC to the first century AD. The hoard of coins, buried beneath the floor of a fifth century BC courtyard house, may shed light on the life of an ancient mercenary soldier during that era.