In ancient Rome, coins were not just payment, but a form of communication and art. The coins can tell wide-ranging stories about politics, resistance, religion, feminism and female sexuality in their ...

An ancient emperor thought to be made up could be real after all, according to researchers who've analyzed an ancient coin bearing his face. There are four coins on display at the University of ...

Scientists in the United Kingdom say they have proven the authenticity of several Roman coins previously dismissed as forgeries – providing evidence that an emperor disregarded as fake might in fact ...

A gold coin long dismissed as a forgery appears to be authentic and depicts a long-lost Roman emperor named Sponsian, according to a new study. A gold coin long dismissed as a forgery appears to be ...

A lost "Roman emperor" long thought to have never existed may be a real historical figure, a study analyzing several gold coins has found. The ancient Roman leader, known as "Sponsian," is known only ...

Modern imaging technology suggests a collection of Roman coins discovered in 1713 may be authentic. The Hunterian / University of Glasgow In 1713, when a collection of Roman gold coins was unearthed ...

In 1713, a cache of Roman coins was discovered in Transylvania, several of which bore the portrait and name of Sponsian—but there are no historical records of a Roman emperor with that name. The coins ...