Ancient historians recorded legends about the invention of the first coins, and archaeologists have found some surprising ...

Rome was famous for rejecting the idea of kingship. For almost 500 years, Rome was a staunch Republic, with rules in place to ...

A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman coin from 69 A.D. The coin, believed to be the only of its kind discovered in the British ...

Originally found at Newstead in the Borders, the coin also features a propaganda image of Parthian kings surrendering to the emperor. Part of a new display, the coin highlights key finds linked to ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A rare Roman gold coin (aureus) has gone on display at Scotland's only museum dedicated to Roman and Iron Age Scotland. The aureus was ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A RARE Roman gold coin from almost 2000 years ago, which was found in the Scottish Borders, has gone on display. Visitors to Trimontium Museum, ...

This integration into the Roman framework is symbolized by the iconography on the coins which combined local and Roman influences. Researchers have long believed that minting workshops were ...

A Roman coin that is believed to be the first of its kind found in the UK has sold for nearly £5,000. Ron Walters, 76, from Kingswinford, West Midlands, found the coin with his metal detector in ...

The coin is thought to be the only one of its kind to be found in Britain A Roman coin that is believed to be the first of its kind found in the UK has sold for nearly £5,000. Ron Walters ...

A gold Roman coin believed to be the first of its kind ever found in Britain fetched thousands at auction after being unearthed by a devoted metal detectorist. Ron Walters finally struck gold ...