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Zeytinliada is located 250 m offshore of Erdek District of Balikesir Province in the Sea of Marmara. The excavations on the island, known as Artake and Arteceon in Antiquity, started in 2006 and were completed in 2016. The Church of the Virgin Mary, located in the northeast of the island, was unearthed during the excavations carried out in 2006-2009. The church, dating to the Early Byzantine Period, has a basilica plan with 3 naves. In this study, 44 coins, among the small finds unearthed during the excavations in the church, were examined. Of the 44 coins found in the church, 36 were identified, and 8 could not be identified due to excessive deterioration. The coins described belong to the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empire Periods. Coins were minted during the dynastic years of 10 different emperors. The coins found in the Virgin Mary Church in Zeytinliada belong to 4 different mints and are in 7 different units. The earliest dated coins belong to AD 276-282, and the latest dated 1861. The majority of the coins are Byzantine coins, which are contemporary with the church, with 32 coins. 16 Byzantine coins are dated to the Early Byzantine Period and 2 Middle Byzantine Period. The coins we examined provide important information about the dating of the building and the coin circulation of the period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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One of the cities of Carian, the ancient City of Myndos, is one of the cities at the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean crossing, which, as ancient authors often mention, is a major location due to its geographical location. As a result of the archaeological excavations carried out on Asar Island between 2009 and 2013, 15 coins were found and evaluated. The coins included in the study cover the period starting from the earliest finds until the acceptance of Christianity as the only legitimate religion of the empire in 391 AD. The earliest coin finds found on the island belong to the Mausolos Period. The city, which Mausolos rebuilt, was planned in accordance with Greek urbanism understanding, and the entire settlement area was enclosed within the walls. In addition, it is thought that the fortification structure surrounding the city and the Apollo Archegetes altar were built during the Mausolus Period. Coin finds dating before this period could not be identified. The increase in the welfare level of the city in the Hellenistic Period played an important role in the minting of coins. Among the coins that may belong to the Hellenistic Period, 1 Halikarnassos coin, 3 Myndos' own coin, and 1 Thessaloniki coin were identified. Among the coins of the Roman Period, 3 Great Constantine, 1 Constantine I, 5 II. Constantius, 1 Valens, and their coins are among the finds. Although the density of the coin finds is low, it represents a wide period from the Mausolus Period to the 4th century AD. Especially in coins II. Constantius coins show a little more density. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The coins of the Ilkhanids, one of the biggest states in Iran and the Middle East, have an unlimited wealth in terms of coin variety among Islamic coins. In addition to the examples of Ilkhanid coins that have been published in the literature, new types and minting places that are unknown, unprecedented and not included in the collection records are emerging. Newly discovered period counterfeits and local mints provide us with new information about the course of events of the period, the characteristics of vassalage status, the borders of the countries and the reign of sultans. The extent to which the Ilkhanids controlled the local administrations and the regions under their rule is better understood with the new local coin samples that have emerged. The fact that the coins were minted with poor quality silver and copper alloys reveals that the local administrators or noyans-amirs cut the money needed for commercial vitality even though they did not understand the economy management. Significant differences were detected in both silver settings and copper qualities of the coins cut outside Tabriz. The poor craftsmanship, typographical errors and corrupted composition on the coins show that the governors-commanders had local masters cut these coins. In our research, it will be tried to bring different Anatolian imitations to the literature and to reveal the details of how the Ilkhanid coins were cut in the provinces with new examples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Akyurt Kalaba Tumulus, which is located in the Akyurt District of Ankara was excavated by the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in 2012. During the excavation, a burial chamber, which contained the dromos, the anterior chamber and the main chamber, was discovered close to the center of the Tumulus. In addition, cremains were found in ostotheks within the cremation areas, and in an inhumation burial near the southeast slope of the Tumulus. Coins found in the graves show that the tumulus was used between the middle of the first century and the beginning of the third century. In this study, the unearthed human remains are examined and evaluated with other archaeological findings in the context of mortuary practices. It was found that there were the inhumation remains of three adults and an infant, as well as the cremains of an adult, in the burial chamber. While the cremains of an adult woman and a 9-10 year old child were identified in the ostotheks, it is understood that the inhumation grave belonged to an adult. The examination of the remains of cremation (i.e. discolorations and changes in the shape of the bones) has indicated that the corpses of the dead were cremated while flesh remained on the bones, and the pyre fire in the cremation areas reached temperatures above 700-900°C. The presence of a well-preserved burial chamber with its architectural elements, cremation areas with ostotheks, and also the presence of different burial practices, make Akyurt Kalaba Tumulus unique among its similar sites. In the study, the Tumulus was evaluated holistically by using bioarcheological and archaeological data, along more conclusive results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study examines Persian coins and coins of the western Anatolian cities that fell under the Persian rule in 574/46 B.C. Also, through Persian coin hoards/ treasures obtained from the ruins in Western Anatolia, it analyzes in a chronological order how, when and to where Persian rule extended and how Persian authorities approached toward minting coins. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]