Greece returned to Turkey 1,055 ancient Lydian coins, seized by the Greek authorities at the border station of Kipi in Evros.

Gold, with its high value, was unsuitable for small transactions and gold coins were usually only issued in an emergency.

An extremely rare gold coin featuring Brutus, who helped spearhead Julius Caesar's assassination, is up for auction in December.

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“[The vendor] has had the collection for around 30 years but had no idea how valuable it was until ... at £4,000 of about 100 Greek, Roman and hammered UK coins dating to Henry VIII's reign ...

Gold, with its high value, was unsuitable for small transactions and gold coins were usually only issued ... is the most famous of all ancient Greek cities, both politically and culturally.