Bodies, potentially decaying, were a more common sight in ancient Rome than now. Suetonius, writing in the first century CE, ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient sarcophagus depicting a scene familiar to many today: a drinking game.

Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led to her collection of over 130 coins. The sale of the coins was handled by New York auction house Doyle.

A collection of ancient Roman coins amassed by a former Latin teacher from Connecticut was sold at auction for over $1 million this week. Carol Ross' interest in ancient Roman currency and history led ...

A haul of Roman coins discovered in a field in Leicestershire has been sold at auction for £4,400. Metal detectorist David Dunn unearthed 50 coins, which date back to the 3rd Century, in a farmer ...

UAE: 110 ancient coins, rare artefacts unearthed in Sharjah flown to Rome These items were featured in the first Arab exhibition at the Colosseum Published: Wed 5 Feb 2025, 5:24 PM ...

The ancient Roman coin found at Cova de les Dones. Photo from the Prehistory Museum of Valencia Researchers also found at least 15 Roman inscriptions on the cave’s walls.

WORCESTERSHIRE, England (WKRC) - A man discovered a cache of over 1,000 coins from nearly 2,000 years ago by using nothing more than a metal detector. According to a release from Museums ...

The gold solidi –the Latin word for gold coins like these–were uncovered in the ruins of a Roman fort in the village of Holzthum during excavations from 2020 to 2024.

The coin-tossing ritual began at the end of the 19th century, when German academics studying in Rome reprised an ancient Roman practice of throwing coins into water for good luck.