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Show I ANCIENT COINS I REACH AMERICA IPieces of Gold Minted By Croesus Found in Asia Minor NEW YORK. Nov. 4 Thirty small gold coins, believed to be amoiig the lirst ever minted and possessing a value estimated at more than ?1.000,-000. ?1.000,-000. wore brought to tho United States today by Georgo Horion, American consul general at Smyrna, who Is on leave of absence. The coins were entrusted to Mr iHorton's caro after being unearthed I 'in April by American archaeologists ,-worklng In tho burled ruins of Sirls. the ancient Lydlnn capital In Asia !Minor. When Mr. Horton wan forced to fleo from the flames that swpt' Smyrna, tho gol 1 coins and hn re. orda -were among the few things he was table to save. UNEARTHED IN TOMB The coins are of the mintage of Croesus, the last king of Eydli and the first great international banker, whose name has been a symb-d of wealth for nearly 2,500 years. They were coined some time between 501 B. C. when Croesus ascended tho Eydlan throne and 5-46, when h was captured by Cyrus, the Persian 1 1 H-axch. H-axch. They were unearthed in the ruins of a tomb and thought by searchers to have been hidden by a wealthy Lydlan when Saris was besieged. be-sieged. They are regarded by arcneoiO w as one of the greatest discoveries in years because previously but five of the samo coinage were known to be (in existence. These are in tho British Brit-ish rnusoum. On one sldo of caeh coin lis a bulls head and on the other a 'lion's head. Thry are round and four lare somewhat worn as evidence that ,they had been in circulation. They laro pure gold. MCCORMICK GIVES AID. Prominent among sponsors of the, expedition which discovered tho coins 111 said to bo Cyrus McCormlck of Chicago, who was presont at the discovery dis-covery Fifteen of the coins, it is i understood, will ko to tho Metropolitan Metropoli-tan Musouam of Art. l.O |