'With such a sum, a person could buy a luxurious house in one of the best neighborhoods in Fustat, the enormous wealthy capital of Egypt in those days,' a coin expert with the Israel Antiquities Authority said.
teenagers on summer break unearthed a trove of hundreds of gold coins that date from 1,100 years ago., said the Israel Antiquities Authority on Monday.
The teenagers, who were taking part in pre-military national service, initially thought they had found some very thin leaves buried in a jar. "The person who buried this treasure 1,100 years ago must have expected to retrieve it, and even secured the vessel with a nail so that it would not move. We can only guess what prevented him from returning to collect this treasure," they added.
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