An ancient emperor thought to be made up could be real after all, according to researchers who've analyzed an ancient coin bearing his face.. There are four coins on display at the University of ...

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week. Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led ...

A gold coin minted by a little-known ruler in ancient Britain — an Iron Age man who said he was as "mighty" as a god — has been found by a metal detectorist and auctioned off in England. The ...

Ancient coins thought to belong to King Alexander Jannaeus. ... Each coin bears inscriptions that include an eight-pointed star and the phrase "King Alexander 25" written in Aramaic, ...

Ancient Roman gold and silver coins were found in 2019 by a metal detectorist in Suffolk. Years later, the coins made an impressive showing at auction, earning the finder thousands.

About 30 coins were found in total, some of them dating all the way back to the Roman and Byzantine empires. Researchers are not completely sure how the artifacts were all grouped together, but ...