This Roman silver denarius coin was one of 5294 British Iron Age ... Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the contributors, who are the museums and members of the public.

Each of the 16 coins is a denarius — the standard Roman coin — and Marsden estimates that the entire horde would have been worth the equivalent of a few hundred dollars at the time. "It's a reasonable ...

This coin, issued by Marc Antony after abandoning Rome to rule in Egypt with Cleopatra, was struck to pay for the legions that accompanied him. He issued similar coins for each legion. This particular ...

with ‘d’ standing for ‘denarius’. Moneta: A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins will be published in hardback, ebook and audiobook on 9th May. Play The Telegraph’s brilliant range of ...

Each of the 16 coins is a denarius — the standard Roman coin — and Marsden estimates that the entire horde would have been worth the equivalent of a few hundred dollars at the time.