Gold coins

A rare Byzantine gold coin dating back to the 11th century has been found in the ancient city of Perperikon, the renowned Bulgarian archaeologist Nikolay Ovcharov revealed on Sunday.

The coin made of 23-carat gold is depicting Byzantine Emperor Basil II (976-1025) and his younger brother Emperor Constantine VIII (1025-1028).

Islamic State (IS) has reportedly started minting its own Islamic Dinar gold coins bearing inscriptions of the Islamist militant group with one gold dinar having a value of USD 139.

An-anti IS activist, who lives in the IS-controlled city of Raqqa in Syria posted photographs of the coins on his Twitter account, saying these were to come into circulation soon, the Telegraph reports.

The Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation is planning to start minting its own coins of gold, silver and copper and call them the Islamic Dinar, reports USA Today.