A gold coin from the first century B.C.E. featuring Brutus, the close ally and assassin of Julius Caesar, is anticipated to sell for more than $1.1 million at an auction in Switzerland. The profile… ...

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 ...

A rare Roman coin depicting Julius Caesar’s assassin, Brutus, sold for €1.9 million ($2 million) at a Geneva auction, far exceeding its €800,000 estimate.

The coins show that Roman troops returning from Britain used these points as a route to return home. Three hundred and eighty-one of the 404 coins were purchased by the National Museum of Antiquities.

One of the coins in the hoard was a gold aureus of Claudius, the very emperor who led the invasion of Britain. That connection made the find even more special. It's heavy and a beautiful coin, and has ...

A rare Roman coin depicting Brutus, the assassin of Julius Caesar, was sold for €1.98 million at a Geneva auction on Monday, according to the auction house Numismatica Genevensis, AFP reported.

A Roman gold coin bearing the image of Brutus, the assassin of Julius Caesar, will go to auction in Geneva on Monday, with bids set to start above $850,000. "A numismatist's eyes light up when ...

The coins are a silver "Antoninianus" dated to A.D. 255 that depicts the short-lived teenage ruler Caesar Valerian II, and a bronze featuring an image of the emperor Valens from A.D. 364-367.

A gold coin commemorating the assassination of Julius Caesar, minted just two years after the death of the Roman leader, fetched a record-breaking high bid of $3.5 million at an auction in Britain.

More than 30,000 ancient coins found off the coast of Italy 00:50. Hundreds of Roman-era gold and silver coins were found in a field outside a village in the Netherlands, officials announced this ...

GENEVA: A Roman gold coin bearing the image of Brutus, the assassin of Julius Caesar, will go to auction in Geneva on Monday, with bids set to start above US$850,000.

Also found among the Roman coins were 72 gold aurei, dated from 18 B.C. to 47 A.D. Those coins show no signs of wear and likely came from a pile of freshly minted coins, according to the Cultural ...