Israelis unearth Byzantine gold hoard from seventh century
• news.yahoo.com/s/ap/The coins bear the image of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, who ruled between 610 and 641 A.D. He is depicted wearing military dress and holding a cross in his right hand
And the best part is, these coins retained their value! They would have bought you a chariot in 610 AD and they'd buy you that same chariot today.