CNN quoted a press release released by Pamukkale University in Turkey in early February, saying that in an archaeological excavation at the Aizanoi ruins in Kutahya province today, researchers at the university found 651 ancient silver coins contained in a jar.
The ancient coins were discovered in 2019 and date back to the reign of Emperor Augustus, who ruled from 44 BC to 14 AD.
He was the first Roman emperor to receive Julius Caesar and build an empire that extended from the UK to Egypt. He once boasted while in bed: "I started when Rome was built with bricks and left it with marble."
Many coins have the face of the Emperor Augustus, while others have the face of Marcus Junius Brutus - one of the leaders of the Caesar assassination in 44 BC - and some coins are a bust of Caesar's face.
Professor Elif Ozer, a leading archaeologist at Pamukkale University, said the coins were "an extremely special and unique collection" that could have been brought to the Aizanoi by a senior soldier.
The bulk of the coins appear to have been cast in southern Italy, according to the announcement.
Mr. Ozer added: ''This is the most special silver bullion in recent times''.
In September 2018, at least 300 Roman coins were found in a soap stone jar dug in the basement of the Cressoni Theater in Como, north of Milan.
And in October, an ancient Roman quarter printed with a portrait of the character Brutus set a new record for selling price when it was purchased by an unnamed auctioneer for $3.5 million.
