Ancient records describe Alexander entering the Persian capital of Persepolis and the winter capital of Susa to find the palaces filled with gold utensils. Alexander plundered 1,000 to 1,250 tons of gold artifacts and 225 tons of darics.
依據古代文獻的描述，當亞歷山大大帝進入波斯帝國的冬都蘇薩和首都波斯波利斯之時，皇宮裡滿是黃金打造的器皿，總計亞歷山大從波斯帝國掠得了 1,000 至 1,250 噸的黃金、金飾，外加 2,250 噸的大流克金幣。