Hidden for more than two millennia, the Le Câtillon II hoard is the largest Celtic coin trove ever discovered. But was it a ...

Scholars involved in excavation of Jerash, ancient Gerasa, discovered an Islamic-period mint in the city. Copper coins were issued in both a pre-reform and post-reform series."This seemingly ...

Over the course of their history, the Romans built a complex and dense network of sewers in the city of Rome. However, only one of them was held in the highest regard. It was the oldest sewer in the ...

Let’s look at a few highlights in the upcoming auction, starting with a Roman coin struck 129-130 AD and depicting Hadrian AE Sestertius. A bust of Hadrian, draped and bare-headed, is shown on the ...

Following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43 ... the monarch continues to be depicted on the obverse of modern UK coinage. During The Queen's reign there have been five representations of Her ...

The gold Roman coin, which is of the emperor Aulus Vitellius and is believed to have been crafted in AD69, will be the centrepiece of the Specialist Coin auction at Fieldings Auctioneers in ...

The coins' obverse (heads) features Augustus Saint-Gaudens' full-length figure of Liberty with flowing hair, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. To render a closer ...

Roman coins found at the site suggest operations lasted well into the late fourth century before the gold mines were eventually abandoned. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've ...

The most famous ruler featured in the hoard is arguably the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned from A.D. 161 to 180), while his wife, Faustina II, is portrayed on a coin of her own. Aurelius ...

Bitcoin keeps coming back in the headlines. With any Bitcoin price change making news and keeping investors guessing. In countries that accept it, you can buy groceries and clothes just as you ...

The coins bore a Royal crown between the initials “C. R.” on the obverse, with the reverse featuring the inscription “OBS Newark” (“OBS” being an abbreviation of obsidium, Latin for siege) and the ...