A rediscovered Roman coin hoard in northern Germany offers new clues about trade, risk, and daily life beyond the Roman ...

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A hiker in Israel made a historic find while visiting the countryside — a nearly 2,000-year-old gold coin dating to the Roman Empire, the second of its kind known to exist. The coin, which dates to ...

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That dusty jar of old coins in your closet might be hiding a fortune. But how do you find out without paying hefty appraisal fees? The answer fits right ...

Laurie Rimon with the coin. Photo: Samuel Magal, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The British Museum owns an ancient gold coin bearing the image of Emperor Augustus, minted by Emperor ...

A rare ancient coin dated to the time of the First Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire has been discovered in the Judean Desert. Researchers found the silver "half-shekel" coin, which is around ...

Archaeologists in a small French village have uncovered a buried jar packed with tens of thousands of Roman coins, a discovery that turns an ordinary storage vessel into a frozen snapshot of everyday ...