Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a line of gold coins, which feature emperors, on a black background. When Christianity was becoming increasingly dominant in the ...

I n September 1985, two brothers and a friend looking for sea urchins in southern Corsica, France, discovered a massive hoard ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman ...

The array of rare coins includes examples from the earliest Middle Eastern civilizations as well as Roman, Greek/Mediterranean, Near Eastern, Celtic Britannian, Viking, and Medieval productions. It ...

A hoard of hundreds of Roman-era silver coins and precious metals was recovered in northern Germany, years after it went ...

A gold Roman coin believed to be the first of its kind ever found in Britain is set to fetch thousands at auction after being unearthed by a metal detectorist. Ron Walters, 76, finally struck gold ...

A hoard of over 400 coins dated to the first century is a rare mix of Roman and British money. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The calm waters nearSardinia’s northeastern coast concealed an extraordinary archaeological cache until a diver’s chance encounter exposed a glint beneath the seagrass. What followed was not an ...

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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 ...