Archaeologists have uncovered five 2,300-year-old gold coins, ... Carthage was a great city of antiquity founded by the Phoenicians on the north coast of Tunisia in the first millennium B.C.

The coins were possibly hidden due to a pirate attack more than 2000 years ago. These coins were minted between 94 and 74 B.C. At that time, the region was ruled by Rome, which was a republic.

Tunisia - Banknotes and coins in circulation posted a 9.24% rise between the end of 2021 and end of 2022, to TND18.8 billion with a 97.5% share for banknotes, according to the Central Bank of Tunisia ...

Archaeologists excavating the tophet uncovered a collection of offerings, Tunisia’s Ministry of Cultural Affairs said in an Aug. 11 news release.They found five gold coins from 2,300 years ago ...

Item 1 of 5 Tunisian wheat farmer Hasan Chetoui, who is sowing old wheat varieties that he hopes will produce crops throughout the year, sifts wheat at his farm in Manouba, Tunisia February 15, 2024.

Tunisia's newly formed unity government showed cracks Tuesday after a handful of ministers abruptly quit and an opposition party threatened to withdraw, moves that could further destabilize the ...

Archeologists in Tunisia have excavated rare, 2,300-year-old gold coins and urns holding the remains of animals, infants and premature babies from the ancient city of Carthage.

Tunis — The level of banknotes and coins in circulation has been on the rise for several years, recording an annual increase of 10.7% to TND 20.842 million in 2023, compared with TND 18.825 ...

Tunis/Tunisia — The banknotes and coins in circulation reached 15749.4 million dinars (MD) at the end of 2020, up 16.6% compared to 2019, with a preponderant share of banknotes (97.4% ...

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a plethora of 1,200-year-old gold coins stashed in a clay jug in the city of Yavneh, a find that has been described as “Hannuka Gelt.” ...

Archaeologists excavating sacred tophet site in Carthage, a place of child sacrifice, found 2,300-year-old gold coin offerings, photos show.