Possible Remains of Lyncus, Ancient Kingdom's Capital, Unearthed in North Macedonia; Alexander the Great Era Coin Discovered

Archaeologists in North Macedonia believe they may have located the remains of Lyncus, the lost capital of the ancient Kingdom of Lyncestis, at the Gradishte site. Initial estimates dated the city to the reign of King Philip V (221-179 BC). However, the discovery of a coin minted between 325 and 323 BC potentially links the site to the reign of Alexander the Great. Stone axes and ceramic fragments suggest the area was inhabited as early as the Bronze Age (3,300-1,200 BC). According to Professor Nick Angeloff, the city could be Lyncus, the lost capital of the Kingdom of Lyncestis, an autonomous kingdom in Upper Macedonia that resisted Argead rule until Philip II's conquest in 358 BC. It was also at Lyncus where Eurydice, grandmother of Alexander the Great, was born.