As the Eastern Roman Empire emerged after the fall of the West, Byzantine coins were mainly comprised of two types of gold solidus coins and a range of bronze coins with clear values. At the time of ...

apparently 141 gold coins in total, manufactured under the reigns of several emperors," said Rebecca Usherwood, Assistant Professor in Late Antique and Early Byzantine Studies at Trinity College ...

The island had long relied on gold for currency—but around 660 ... have determined the source of the precious coins: melted-down Byzantine treasure. The team published its findings this week ...

It's bright gold, it's almost exactly the size of a British penny, and a little bit heavier. On the front, where a Byzantine coin would have had the emperor, it has a full-length figure of the ...

It's bright gold, it's almost exactly the size of a British penny, and a little bit heavier. On the front, where a Byzantine coin would have had the emperor, it has a full-length figure of the ...

It's bright gold, it's almost exactly the size of a British penny, and a little bit heavier. On the front, where a Byzantine coin would have had the emperor, it has a full-length figure of the ...