The largest collection of Roman coins found in Spain is now on exhibit. The museum display features 50,000 ancient coins from the third and fourth centuries A.D.

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 ...

A gold Roman coin celebrating the conquest of Britain by Emperor Claudius — a coin first discovered in 1895 in the ashes of Pompeii — has sold at auction for nearly $22,400.

The bronze coin, depicting the Roman moon goddess Luna and the Cancer zodiac sign, is the first discovery of its kind in the area, experts say. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

A new analysis of rare Roman coins says the man whose likeness appears on one of them was a real historical figure who ruled as a Roman emperor almost 2,000 years ago.

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 find was kept secret ...

An extremely rare silver denarius of the Roman Emperor Carausius is expected to fetch up to £8,000 when it is sold at auction. The coin was discovered in June by Mike Clark, 73, in a field in ...

In the final decades of the Roman Republic, war disrupted access to some of Rome’s biggest silver mines. Yet evidence from elsewhere suggests the minting of coins did not slow.

The coin was discovered in June by Mike Clark, 73, in a field in South Brewham in Somerset. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

The earliest coin in the hoard dates from 57BC and is also the most worn. It was made in the Roman Republic which lasted from 509BC, when a monarch was replaced by elected magistrates, until 27BC ...

A rare Roman coin with an image of Brutus, the assassin of statesman Julius Caesar, has sold at an auction in Switzerland for €1.98 million, according to organiser Numismatica Genevensis.

News; UK News; Rare coins; Retired fisherman finds rare Roman coin in field that could sell for more than £8,000 Fisherman and avvid metal detectorist Mike Clark, from Dorset, couldn't believe it ...