A coin issued by Gaius Caesar - also known as Caligula - decorated with a portrait of the Empress Agrippina and dated to A.D.
An inquest at Cockermouth Coroners' Court on Thursday heard the pennies have now been formally classified as 'treasure' by a ...
A hoard of Roman gold coins discovered by a metal detectorist near where Julius Caesar landed to invade Britain has been sold ...
Numismatic coin collectors might specialize in various sub-niches like ancient Roman coins. The biggest advantage of being a numismatic coin collector is that vintage coins can be worth more than ...
Thomas Schäfer and other archaeologists have been excavating ancient Roman ruins on the island of Pantelleria for 25 years, he said in a Sept. 2 news release from the Office of Sicily’s President.
ROME, Sept 2 (Reuters) - A rare haul of 27 silver Roman coins dated between 94 and 74 BC has been discovered on the remote island of Pantelleria, the Sicily region said on Monday. The discovery ...
You could be sitting on absolute fortune if you own any rare coins. In recent months, we've seen a manner of designs sell for loads on eBay or at auction. Previously, a 1p sold for a hefty £ ...
"I couldn’t believe that over the next three hours of searching, I found 160 more Roman silver coins, with a few of the coins stuck to pottery fragments. "I knew I had made an important ...
Intrigued, they dug around and found several more coins under a nearby boulder, officials said. In total, archaeologists found 27 ancient Roman coins. The silver artifacts were minted in Rome and ...
If you're a collector of some sort, owning a stash of rare coins could bag you quite the fortune. In the video, a female voice said: "Finding an old UK silver coin, what a beauty!" Showing the ...
A collection of ancient silver coins was unearthed recently on a small island in the Mediterranean Sea, officials said this week. The treasure trove dates back more than 2,000 years, with the ...