Haul of ancient coins unearthed
Archaeologists have found 63 large 17th-century silver coins and a gold ducat in the outskirts of Tiszagyenda, in central Hungary. Archaeologist Zoltán Polgár said the cache was presumably hidden during the 150 years of Ottoman rule.
The coins were minted between 1617 and 1639, and more than half of them were issued under Austrian Emperor and Hungarian King Ferdinand II.
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