A diver just stumbled upon a bounty of ancient coins off the coast of Italy ... copper—were used first by the Romans and then later by the Byzantine Empire. When the divers first saw the coins, they ...

giving the 141-coin hoard a trio of signature pieces. The use of solidi came as the standardized monetary system employed by Byzantine emperors near the beginning of the fourth century A.D. The ...

A diver just stumbled upon a bounty of ancient coins off the ... by the Romans and then later by the Byzantine Empire. When the divers first saw the coins, they contacted authorities and art ...