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Found Off the Coast of Karaburun: A Gold Coin Dating Back to the Eastern Roman Period Has Been Discovered.

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An amateur diver found a gold coin from the Eastern Roman Empire period at a depth of 2-3 meters off the coast of Karaburun district in Izmir. The historical artifact, which was examined by experts, was handed over to the Izmir Archaeology Museum.

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An amateur diver, while diving off the coast of Karaburun district in Izmir, found a rare gold coin, approximately a thousand years old, dating back to the reign of Eastern Roman Emperor John I Tzimiskes, at a depth of 2-3 meters.

·Türkiye
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An amateur diver found a gold coin from the Eastern Roman Empire period at a depth of 2-3 meters off the coast of Karaburun district in Izmir. The historical artifact, which was examined by experts, was handed over to the Izmir Archaeology Museum.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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An amateur diver diving off the Karaburun district of Izmir last April found gold coins from the Eastern Roman period at a depth of about 2-3 meters. It was determined that the work delivered to Izmir Archaeological Museum belongs to the period of John Tzimiskes I.

·Türkiye
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An amateur diver, while diving off the coast of Karaburun in İzmir, found a gold coin dating back to the Eastern Roman period. The thousand-year-old rare artifact, bearing a relief of Jesus and the Virgin Mary, was handed over to the İzmir Archaeology Museum for display.

·Ankara, Türkiye
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An amateur diver discovered a gold coin from the Eastern Roman Empire period off the coast of Karaburun district in İzmir. The coin features a relief on one side depicting Jesus Christ with a halo, raising his hand in a blessing gesture, and holding the Bible, while the other side shows a half-length frontal relief of the Virgin Mary crowning the emperor with her right hand. Savaş Gürbüz, the director of the İzmir Archaeology Museum, stated that…

·Beyoğlu, Türkiye
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An amateur diver discovered a gold coin dating back to the Eastern Roman Empire off the coast of Karaburun district in İzmir. The coin reportedly features a relief on one side depicting Jesus Christ with a halo, raising his hand in a blessing gesture and holding the Bible, while the other side shows a half-length frontal relief of the Virgin Mary crowning the emperor with her right hand.

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Haberler broke the news on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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