The gold coin was discovered over 300 years ago in Transylvania, but up until recently it was kept tucked away in a museum ...
a hoard of Roman coins was discovered in Transylvania. They were eventually dismissed as fakes — forgeries were frequent at the time, and the coins bore the likeness of an obscure figure named ...
The newest coins date from about A.D. 175 during the reign of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, who died in 180. | Credit: ...
Coin moulds which were used for counterfeiting money during Roman times are to go on display in a West Yorkshire museum. The moulds were discovered at Ackton Meadows in Castleford and are thought ...
The most famous ruler featured in the hoard is arguably the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned from A.D. 161 to 180), while his wife, Faustina II, is portrayed on a coin of her own.