Centuries ago, Japanese warriors may have buried a hoard of more than 100,000 coins. Last year, archaeologists in Japan dug them up. The coin stash was unearthed during excavations in advance of ...

The coins were tied together in bundles with straw rope passed through a hole in the middle ... residences of important people in medieval Japan, the coins were likely hastily buried, perhaps ...

Photos show the 150-year-old coin’s distinctive oval shape, square central hole and inscription. The dusty Japanese coin found in Kamień Pomorski. Photo from the Museum of the History of the ...