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 ...

Luxembourg officials recently announced that an "extremely rare" cache of gold coins from the fourth century A.D. has recently been unearthed, ending an excavation project that was four years in the ...

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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 ...

It's hard to believe, but those old coins in your grandma's attic could actually be treasure.

A rare 2,000-year-old Roman coin discovered by a 76-year-old farmer has been sold at auction for £4,700. Ron Walters, from Kingswinford, unearthed the gold coin depicting Emperor Aulus Vitellius while ...

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 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 ...

An ancient coin has been discovered that could show evidence of trading between two tribes thousands of years ago. Unearthed by a metal detectorist in Lelley, East Yorkshire, the coin dates back to ...