The largest coins in the collection are two bronze Roman sestertii from the first decades of the Common Era. One depicts ...

Experts believe the site where the coins, which date back 2,500 years, were found could have once been a seasonal market.

Beneath the ancient village of Huqoq, archaeologists find 22 Roman coins hidden during the fourth-century Jewish revolt in ...

Hundreds of gold and silver coins, along with jewelry and other artifacts, have been found in the Czech Republic at what ...

Discovering ancient treasure resulted in a major payday for the lucky finder. A 34-year-old archaeologist named George Ridgway found a collection of more than 680 gold and silver coins with his metal ...

Like most people who collect ancient coins, I collect because I love history, not because I'm trying to make a profit. But for those who are intrigued by the idea of investing in ancient coins, this ...

A 3rd century Roman emperor, once believed to be fictional, has been proven to have existed following the discovery of an ...

Eddie Lipsman could barely contain his metal detector when he passed by a large stone in the Sussita National Park in Israel’s Galilee region. “The device went crazy, I couldn’t believe it,” he said, ...

An ancient Greek city in modern-day western Turkey was the setting for the finding of gold coins dating back thousands of years. Researchers led by University of Michigan archaeologist Christopher ...

A metal detectorist discovered ancient gold coins in the Netherlands that turned out to be a cult ritual offering.

ROME — A diver’s sighting of something metallic not far from Sardinia’s coast has led to the discovery of tens of thousands of ancient bronze coins. Italy’s Culture Ministry said Saturday that the ...