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A Man Spent 6 Years Searching the Same Farm—and Finally Discovered a 1,900-Year-Old Roman Treasure
A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman coin from 69 A.D. The ...
Rare Roman coin found by grandad sells for nearly £5,000
A gold Roman coin found in a field by a grandfather has been sold for thousands of pounds at auction, and is believed to be ...
Ancient Rome Used High Tariffs to Raise Money Too – and Created Other Economic Problems Along the Way
As the Roman Empire expanded and became richer, its wealthy citizens demanded increasing amounts of luxury items, especially ...
Archaeologists Found a 2,000-Year-Old Tomb That Adds a New Twist to Roman History
At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...
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World Coin Clinic – How Wishing Wells Work
From ancient offerings to modern coin hauls, the tradition of tossing coins into water runs deeper than you might think. Here ...
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A Gladiator’s Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis
The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.