Details of a “very special” haul of 651 Roman coins found in the ancient city of Aizanoi in Turkey have been released by researchers behind the discovery. The silver coins were found in a jug during ...

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 ...

If the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus, two millennia ago, only wanted a complete set of data about the population in Judea, ...

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 ...

Archaeologists uncovered the coins in 2019 but only examined them recently due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Courtesy of Pamukkale University Archaeologists in the ancient Turkish city of Aizanoi have ...

A rare Roman coin depicting Julius Caesar’s assassin, Brutus, sold for €1.9 million ($2 million) at a Geneva auction, far exceeding its €800,000 estimate. Coin specialists Numismatica Genevensis SA ...

SARASOTA — Counting seven divisions with offices in London, Shanghai, Munich, and Hong Kong, Sarasota-based Numismatic Guaranty Corp. and its staff of 350 employees and 75 expert analysts have ...

Adopted by Caesar, Augustus (c.62 BC – 14 AD / Reigned 31 BC – 14 AD) had to fight for his throne. His long rule saw a huge expansion in the Roman Empire and the beginnings of a dynasty that, over the ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius: the long-hidden villa that may mark the final resting place of ...

Peter Edwell receives funding from the Australian Research Council. A proposed one dollar coin featuring US President Donald Trump is causing ructions across the political divide. It’s also provoking ...