Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable hoard of gold coins thought to be more than 2,000 years old in an ancient Greek city. The coins—likely dated to the 5th century B.C.—were found buried in a ...

An ancient Greek city in modern-day western Turkey was the setting for the finding of gold coins dating back thousands of years. Researchers led by University of Michigan archaeologist Christopher ...

Depictions of the bee appear very early in the development of coinage in ancient Greece, which may have started in Ephesus.

In a nondescript Lombard office building, pieces of ancient Greek history were returned on Wednesday to their rightful owner. "These coins are very important to our cultural heritage," a beaming ...

THE Greek word for money, chrema, carries a significance its English translation cannot fully convey. “It means ‘to need’ and ‘to use’ together,” explains Nicholas Stampolidis, director of the Museum ...

A trove of rare coins was recently unearthed in Greece, officials said. Some of them were minted during ancient Olympic Games. Photo from the Greek Ministry of Culture A trove of 29 rare coins was ...

Greek archaeologists recently uncovered a trove of ancient artifacts while exploring the lost city of Tenea, which legend suggests was built some 3,000 years ago by Trojan prisoners of war. More than ...

The enormous aqueduct was built in the second century to carry water to the city of Corinth from a lake 50 miles away. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The Manhattan district attorney handed over five ancient coins to Greek officials Monday, after authorities seized the antiquities from a collector. Arnold-Peter Weiss was arrested on Jan. 3, 2012, ...