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

Hundreds of ancient gold coins were found last week in the basement of a former theater in northern Italy. Archaeologists uncovered the jackpot in Como, on the border with Switzerland. The coins date ...

In a quiet corner of rural France, archaeologists have just uncovered a buried fortune: three ceramic jugs packed with around 40,000 Roman-era coins that had not seen daylight for roughly 1,700 years.

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 ...

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 ...

LIVERPOOL, England, March 3 (UPI) -- An archaeologist in Britain is examining more than 1,000 Roman silver coins from museums around the world to establish their true economic value. Matthew Ponting ...

Worth as much as $1 million, the silver quarter shekel is among the rarest coins remaining from the Great Revolt 2,000 years ago. (JTA) – A rare silver coin minted by Jewish rebels in defiance of the ...

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