A gold Roman coin found in a field by a grandfather has been sold for thousands of pounds at auction, and is believed to be the first of its kind ever found in the British Isles.

A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman coin from 69 A.D. The ...

MiBAC/FacebookThe crack in the stone jar revealed the hundreds of ancient Roman gold coins that were inside of it.

with the unearthing of 141 Roman gold coins which casts a new light on the history of the Roman Empire. The ancient treasure was found in Luxembourg and dates back to the late fourth century ...

Within the collection is a “remarkably rare” coin of Roman emperor Otho, who reigned for a mere three months. The Greek coins were struck by some of the most powerful city-states and rulers of the ...

The aureus depicts the emperor Trajan, with a propaganda image of Parthian kings surrendering to the emperor on the rear.

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation ... to unearth "grave goods" at the site, consisting of coins, lamps and small vases. The discoveries then ...

Over 30,000 bronze coins, possibly from a 4th Century shipwreck, have been found off the coast of Sardinia. Italy’s Ministry of Culture said in a statement that the pieces were “in an ...