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

a grave marker or even possibly an ancient monument. “It is an enthralling historical mystery,” the directors said in the release. Bronze coins related to Ptolemies and of Antiochus IV ...

"In metal detecting circles, a Roman coin is probably among the best things you can find, that or Ancient English gold. "And there's nothing like this been found in England before by all accounts. I ...

Archaeologists in the Judean Desert have unearthed a "mysterious pyramid-shaped structure" dating back 2,200 years. The evacuation was a joint mission between the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA ...

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 ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

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 ...