A unique gold coin struck 2,000 years ago during the reign of Roman Empire founder Augustus Caesar has sold for £480,000. The coin was one of 22 ever made.

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 ...

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The coins featured images of the Emperor Augustus, with the imperial princes Gaius and Lucius Caesar on the back, and all date back to a period before the ancient battle.

The silver coins, mainly from the first century B.C., ... And Caesar's victory in that war led directly to the rise to power of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, in 27 B.C.

"His gold coins are extremely rare." One side of the gold disc shows an image of Augustus, the founder of the Roman Empire more than a century earlier. The other has symbols of Roman military legions.

The coin is "very rare" and bears imagery "associated with Augustus' symbolic transfer of power back to the Roman Senate after his defeat of Mark Antony" in 31 B.C., according to the auction house.

The coins were found in 2019 and date from the period of Emperor Augustus, who ruled from 44 BC to 14 AD. Related article French man investigated over 27,400 item archaeological hoard ...

The coins were found in 2019 and date from the period of Emperor Augustus, who ruled from 44 BC to 14 AD. Related article French man investigated over 27,400 item archaeological hoard ...