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The Ghazzat hoard or Gaza hoard is a hoard of about 30
/ref> The coins belong to a rather narrow period, from the end of the 6th century BCE, to the first quarter of the 5th century BCE (circa 510-475 BCE). The suggested deposition date for the entire hoard is circa 480 BCE. There is a large proportion of
The Ghazzat hoard or Gaza hoard is a hoard of about 30 Archaic
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and early Classical Greek and Lycian silver coins discovered underwater near the shore of Gaza, Palestine
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.Classical Numismatics Group, Ghazzat hoard/ref> The coins belong to a rather narrow period, from the end of the 6th century BCE, to the first quarter of the 5th century BCE (circa 510-475 BCE). The suggested deposition date for the entire hoard is circa 480 BCE. There is a large proportion of
Macedonian
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, Thracian and Chalcidia
Chalcis ( ; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: , ) or Chalkida, also spelled Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief town of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from ...
n coins in the hoard, the presence of which is considered as a consequence of the invasion of the Balkans by the Achaemenid Empire
The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire (; peo, 𐎧𐏁𐏂, , ), also called the First Persian Empire, was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC. Based in Western Asia, it was contemporarily the largest em ...
between 514-479 BCE. Alternatively, they may have diffused mainly after the Greco-Persian wars.
See also
* Kabul hoard * Achaemenid coinageReferences
{{reflist Archaeology of the Achaemenid Empire Gaza Strip Treasure troves of classical antiquity Underwater archaeology