Several dozen other coins, made of an alloy of gold, silver and copper, come from what is now Great Britain and were stamped ...

A treasure hunter unearthed a silver coin minted during the reign of Guthrum, a Viking commander of eastern England.

Widely considered one of the most beautiful British coins ever issued, the Chief Engraver took the bold step of depicting Queen Victoria as the innocent Una guiding the great lion, which ...

The deadline for spending your old pound coins is looming large, but what happens if you find a stash of cash after they're no longer legal tender? So you finally get around to lifting up the ...

15 February marks the 50th anniversary of the day when, after 150 years of proposals, debate and Royal Commissions, Britain finally ... the ha’penny in 1967. Old coins remained in circulation ...

The Festival of Britain marked the centenary of The Great Exhibition in 1851, and was also the first major national event after the end of the Second World War. It came at a time when wartime ...

Britain's new £1 coin has officially been released. It is 12-sided and composed of two different metals. The Royal Mint has made more than 1.5 billion of the new coins. The old ones will have to ...

A stunning hoard of over 400 Roman and British coins has been discovered in the Netherlands, offering a glimpse into the ...

The rare Royal Mint Queen Elizabeth II 50p on sale for £999 in Worcester The seller describes the rare 1969 Queen Elizabeth II 50p coin as "a genuine piece of Great Britain's rich currency history".

During this period, the northern limit of the Roman Empire was the Rhine River, where Roman troops were set up to fend off attacks from Germanic tribes and to launch forays into Great Britain ...