Shipley, Frederick William, 1871-; Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D Call number AKL-0476 Camera 1Ds External-identifier urn:oclc:record:1042386765 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier ...

In South Moravia, Czechia, archaeologists have found a bronze fragment from a Roman wrist purse which dates back 1,800 years, ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

From Lydia to Lady Liberty, numismatists love a good story. Many coins are a chapter in a much bigger story of art, politics, and people.

An estimated 200-year-old Austrian coin was found on June 19 at the Tarragindi Archeological Dig in Berrien Springs by 11-year-old Leif Sigvartsen.  The coin was a Maria Theresa “Thaler” (rhymes with ...

Excavations carried out prior to the construction of a new community and senior center in Haltern am See have brought to ...

In ancient Rome, the average adult male ate two pounds of grain a day in the form of porridge or bread. The standard measure ...

Archaeologists have put together thousands of pieces of wall plaster to reveal paintings that once decorated a luxurious Roman villa in London. They include illustrations of flowers, birds, fruit ...

A hoard of 13 silver coins found in a field was probably lost in the wake of the Roman invasion of Britain in AD43, according to a historian. The discovery was made by a metal detectorist in a ...

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.

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 ...