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 ...

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 ...

Archeologists have stumbled across a collection of ancient Roman coins in western Turkey. Though the treasure trove was found in 2019, it wasn’t until this year that the researchers learned just how ...

A stunning hoard of ancient silver, believed to have been used as bribes by Romans, was found with a metal detector by a teenager in Scotland. The silver fragments were found in Dairsie, in the ...

A cache of old coins found in a Welsh field were determined to be about 2,000 years old, according to the experts who analyzed them and believe the treasure was buried during the Roman Empire. David ...

SARASOTA – A prediction by a local numismatics expert made big headlines Thursday when a Roman artifact exceeded expectations to become the world’s most expensive ancient coin. The 8.06 gram-sized ...