Genghis Khan era coins found in Mongolia

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Gold coins belonging to the era of legendary Genghis Khan have been discovered in the ancient capital of Karakorum in Mongolia along with several items made of coral, pearl and turquoise.
Archaeologists of the Mongolian-German Karakorum Expedition have displayed the findings preserved in the Karakorum museum.
During the excavation works performed in 2014 in the ancient capital Karakorum by the expedition, many interesting findings including gold coins of Genghis Khan's era were unveiled.
"A consecrated placement of relics in a stupa to Khans of the 13th century was found underneath the entrance stand of the temple named 'Great temple of Tsogt'," archaeologists were quoted as saying by Mongolian news agency MONTSAME.

The consecrated placement consisting of nine treasures wrapped in silk, crop and fruit was put inside a big vase with clay cap.
Treasures were represented by two gold coins, three silver coins and several items made of coral, pearl, turquoise, copper and steel.

One of the two gold coins is made in Samarkand and belonged to the Genghis Khan period while silver coins were made during the Mongke Khan rule.
The archaeologists from Mongolia and Germany are now preserving these artifacts in the Karakorum museum for further research.
A project has already begun for the construction of an open museum for preserving the archaeological remains of the temple.

Genghis Khan was the founder and emperor of the Mongol Empire that existed during the 13th and 14th centuries and became the largest contiguous empire in history after his demise.