A collector hid his treasure from the Nazis, his widow kept it secret for decades, but now Roman aurei, Greek staters and ...

Lacks some or all of the edge reeding (e.g. ridges) Has a thicker rim than normal (a coin’s rim refers to the raised ridge encircling the circumference of the obverse and reverse of a coin ...

Each 24-carat, 1oz gold coin were minted in the UK by Betts Refiners. The front face features a striking Welsh dragon atop Cadair Idris mountain in Eryri (Snowdonia). The reverse pays homage to ...

Privacy advocates call coin mixers a necessary tool for protecting anonymity. Government officials call coin mixers tools for money laundering. Billions in crypto ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

In Roman times it lost its strategic importance. However it was still inhabited in the 3rd century CE judging from coin finds. Fortifications of the ancient Greek city of Oeniadae. Credit: wikimedia ...

Ancient city The ruins of Megiddo are now in a national park about 18 miles (30 kilometers) southeast of Haifa. Megiddo was a strategically important city at a crossroads on trade and military ...

The Bank of Hindostan, General Bank of Bengal and Bengal Bank became the first banks in India to issue paper currency in the 18th Century. During this time, paper money was first issued in British Ind ...

The Library of Celsus in Ephesus, is one of the major Ionian League city-states of Ancient Greece. Credit: Benh Lieu Song CC BY ... Under the Roman Empire, the league was allowed to issue its coinage ...

Greece is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the War Museum’s founding with a special commemorative coin, paying tribute to all those who fought for the nation’s freedom. The War Museum was ...