From ancient Rome to Qing China, Auction 52 at Stephen Album Rare Coins offers 3,550 historic treasures across four days of ...

Have you ever seen a bunch of coins on a headstone and wondered why they were there? They weren’t placed there by accident—after all, cemeteries aren’t exactly the places people go to empty their ...

BCE, the Romans began using the silver denarius as their standard form of currency. As the Republic grew in size and stature, ...

Taylor Swift’s new fascination with ancient coin jewelry shines a spotlight on Roman denarii, historical talismans—and maybe ...

Published April 23 | Read More | In Letca Nouă, Romania, a metal detectorist discovered a hoard of 1,469 ancient Roman silver coins, dating back to the Roman Imperial Period. The coins, featuring the ...

The ancient silver coins feature the images of 11 Roman emperors and empresses, including Nero and Marcus Aurelius.

During the excavation, archaeologists unearthed stamped bricks from the Roman legion groups XIV and XV, along with small bronze pieces, ceramics, and coins. “They prove the great strategic ...

For short lengths, ancient Greeks used body parts to measure length. The Greek finger (daktylos) was the first unit, approximating the length of an actual finger, 19.25 mm. Romans later on measured a ...

Likely belonging to an elite member of the community, it’s the first local find from an ancient people group known as the Dacian. The discovery of a silver ... Ruins as a Roman Fort ...

Jubilee of Hope pilgrims are undertaking two ancient church pilgrimages this week ... As one of the oldest Roman traditions for Catholics, the 15.5-mile St. Philip Neri pilgrimage was popularized ...

Archaeologists excavate a Roman horse skeleton at the Stuttgart site. Credit: State Office for Monument Preservation in the Stuttgart Regional Council/ArchaeoBW An ancient Roman cemetery uncovered in ...

Archaeologists are set to spend the next two years examining 4,000 stamped bricks from the Roman city of Trier. They aim to uncover insights into ancient brick production and distribution.