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Ancient treasure found in Azerbaijanâ€™s Aghsu region â€“ PHOTOSESSION

Ancient treasure found in Azerbaijanâ€™s Aghsu region â€“ <font color=red>PHOTOSESSION </font>

27 June 2012 11:09 (UTC +04:00)

Chief of Aghsu archeological expedition of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences Gafar Jabiyev told APA that a treasure consisting of gold coin examples were found during digging work on June 22. Total number of coins is 37. One of them was minted in 1781, one â€“ in 1786, three â€“ in 1787, one â€“ in 1796, 31 â€“ in 1800. All coins are in good condition.

The coins are gold ducats of Dutch production. Alloy of the coins is 986, diameter â€“ 21.8mm, thickness â€“ 1.3mm, legal weight -3.49gr, shape â€“ round, edge â€“ milled. Obverse: Within ornamental square tablet the Latin legend - MO:ORD PROVIN FOEDER BELG.AD LEG.IMP expands to MOneta ORDinum PROVINciarum FOEDERatorum BELGicarum AD LEGem IMPerii which translates as "Coin of government of the provincial federation of Belgium Conforming with the law of the Imperial".

Reverse: A Knight facing right standing in armor with a sword in right hand and a bundle of arrows in the left divide the year of issue 17 52. Along periphery the Latin legend CONCORDIA.RES PAR.CRES.HOL expands to CONCORDIA RES PARvae CREScunt HOLlandiae which translates as "Through concord little things grow - Holland" (Union is strength).

The extensive influence of Provinces of the Netherlands in commerce of the 18th century made these gold coins the International standard of World trade similar to the acceptance of the US$ in the late 20th Century.

Completing necessary research works within two weeks expedition surrendered the treasure to the National History Museum of Azerbaijan on June 25 with advice of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography.

Aghsu Archaeological Expedition is continuing researches on the treasure.