The largest collection of Roman coins found in Spain is now on exhibit. The museum display features 50,000 ancient coins from ...

Glenn Manning was only on his second metal detecting search ever when his machine pinged on two Roman-era swords in the ...

In the remote corners of the Mediterranean, the island of Pantelleria has once again yielded a rare glimpse into ancient history. A collection of 27 silver Roman coins, dated between 94 and 74 B.C ...

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 ...

While excavating at Hradisko Hill in South Moravia, Czech Republic, archaeologists recently unearthed an 1,800-year-old bronze purse once worn on the wrist of a Roman soldier. Capable of holding ...

Digging into the chalky orange-brown soil of western Germany, archaeologists exposed the ruins of an ancient Roman military camp. Their finds were plentiful but typical — until they uncovered a very ...

Bodies, potentially decaying, were a more common sight in ancient Rome than now. Suetonius, writing in the first century CE, ...

A recent study published in the journal Vegueta reveals how counterfeit coins were key to sustaining the economy in the final ...

Ancient coins, Judaean rarities, Roman classics, and more headline Frank S. Robinson’s 128th auction July 13 on biddr.com—with low starting bids and no buyer fee.

An earthquake in Sisak, Croatia, forced renovations to the local city hall, and revealed a Roman-era theater in the basement ...

A gold shilling located by a metal detectorist near Norwich may be no larger than a fingernail, but it wields quite a bit of history—and some distinct designs. The small gold coin discovered in the ...

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