Apollodotus II is known for issuing bilingual coins with Greek and Kharosthi (script) inscriptions called drachmas, which had ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkable hoard of gold coins thought to be more than 2,000 years old in an ancient Greek city. The coins—likely dated to the 5th century B.C.—were found ...

Police in Greece dismantled two sophisticated criminal organizations involved in large-scale antiquities smuggling.

Excavations in Vadnagar, Gujarat, revealed coin moulds used for creating replicas of Indo-Greek coins, indicating the town's ...

Greece is finding international allies in its ongoing fight to win back the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum in ...

Not only did the coin become the major international currency of the ancient world, but it also financed the creation of a navy which ensured Greece’s victory over a Persian invading force in ...

A hoard of gold coins dating back around 2,400 years was discovered during excavations of an ancient Greek city. The gold coins are believed to have served as a form of payment to mercenary troops.

According to Miller, the replica coin set in the coordinating Ben-Amun bracelet mimics those minted by the silversmiths of the ancient Greek city of Syracuse circa 300 BC, and depicts “the ...

[Related: Ancient, surprisingly well-preserved purple dye uncovered in Greece.] What are darics? According to University of Michigan archaeologist Christopher Ratté, the coins show a figure of a ...

The excavation of an ancient Greek city in Turkey uncovered a stash of gold coins from about 2,500 years ago. The find offers a glimpse into a conflict-ridden time.