When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The gold coin was likely minted between 241 and 246 B.C. in Alexandria, Egypt, archaeologists say ...

Ancient statues, Roman coins and other artifacts from a sunken city were pulled from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt Thursday. The relics date back over 2,000 years. Egyptian authorities ...

This piece of stamped glass was used to weigh Egyptian coins in the Fatimid Period (10th to 12th centuries). When ancient Egyptian coin makers made standardized coins, it was important that they make ...

At the end of a talk for the American Numismatic Society on using coins in the classroom, History Assistant Professor Jane Sancinito made an appeal to collectors who find fakes mixed in with real ...

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