This is one of the most outstanding hoards I have ever seen! It was found in Myrmekion (near Kerch, East Crimea, Ukraine) in 2003 by an archaeological expedition of the Hermitage Museum (from St. Petersburg). It contained 99 well-preserved coins that belong to 53 types, mostly dating from the 5th century BC. One of the types (a sitting warrior wearing a helmet with a bow placed to the right of him) is unique. The building under which the hoard was found had been a sanctuary constructed in the 4th century BC. The hoard from Myrmekion is the only one obtained by a museum in its integrity and whose archaeological origin is clear. The sanctuary, in which the hoard was found, is known as the “Demeter sanctuary”. It occupied an area of more than 500 m2, in the center of which there was a premise with a stone altar. At present the hoard is stored at the Kerch Historical Museum.
Source: Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia, Volume 12, Numbers 1-2, 2006 , pp. 77-131(55).
More information:
http://www.muenzgeschichte.ch/downloads/SNR86_2007_Kyzikos.pdf
http://www.myrmekion.ru/bibliography/but_treist2006.pdf
The hoard as it was found in the ground.
