After the Byzantine period the area of Ephesus came under Turkish rule, and the settlement shifted to the hill of Ayasuluk, today's Selçuk. The Aydınid emirs built the İsa Bey Mosque there in 1375, and later the region became part of the Ottoman Empire. Islamic coins found in the area record this final chapter of the site's history.
Ephesus minted coins for more than a thousand years. Its early silver coins carried the bee, the symbol of the city and of Artemis, and later issues show the city's temples, rulers and gods, so coins found at the site help date buildings and trace the city's trade and history.
