A jug of silver coins dating back to the founding years of the Roman Empire have been unearthed in Turkey.
Pammukale University coordinated the archaeological operation at the ancient Greek city of Aizanoi, the Cavdarhisar district of modern Kutahya province.
The coins, initially found in 2019, are now being revealed to the public.
The 651 silver pieces date back to the reign of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus, with many bearing his face.
Other coins show the faces of Julius Caesar, his assassin Brutus, and Augustus' one-time ally and eventual enemy Mark Antony.
Caesar was the first man in Rome to mint coins with his own face on them, ironically followed by Brutus, who had led a conspiracy to murder Caesar as a "tyrant".
Lead archaeologist Professor Elif Ozer told the university the coins had likely been brought to Aizanoi – also the site of a well-preserved Temple of Zeus – by a high-ranking Roman soldier.
"It constitutes a very special and unique collection," she said.
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Professor Ozer said most of the coins appeared to have been minted in southern Italy.